Environmental Benefits of Using Compost
- Improves the soil structure, porosity and bulk density – creating a better root environment
- Increases moisture infiltration and permeability of heavy soils – improving drainage and reducing erosion and runoff
- Improves moisture holding capacity of light soils – reducing water loss and nutrient leaching
- Improves and stabilises soil pH
- Improves cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soils – improving their ability to hold nutrients for plant use
- Supplies a variety of macro and micro nutrients
- Supplies significant quantities of organic matter
- Supplies beneficial micro-organisms to the soil – improving nutrient uptake and suppressing certain soil-borne diseases
- Can bind and degrade specific pollutants
Environmental Rationale
Avoiding Landfill & Incineration
Environmental Importance
