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Have you ever wondered exactly how Orgaworld's Composting Facility works? First, we receive
the organic material from our customers. Once the material is received, it is then placed
in a shredder to open up the plastic bag.
The material being shredded is mixed in with matter that has gone through the composting
process already. Mixing promotes the composting process.
Orgaworld uses the 10/100 fraction, a product that is rich in microorganisms which helps
to seed and promote the composting process with the fresh material.
This process is similar to the process of adding yeast when baking a cake. Once the
material is mixed it is then placed into sealed tunnels where the composting process takes
place, lasting anywhere from 7 to 10 days.
Within that time period, 3 of those days must reach a minimum temperature of at least 55
degrees to achieve pasteurization.
The whole process is managed with a state of the art computer control system that monitors
things like air flow, oxygen content, temperature, pressure, and moisture to nurture and accelerate
the growth of beneficial microorganisms essential for composting.
The same control system manages the whole facility to ensure it remains under constant
negative pressure. Once the composting process is finished in the tunnel, the material is
taken out and it is screened.
The screening separates out several fractions through the use of the drum screen, a rotating
drum which separates out different sized materials. The ballistic separator separates the material
that is the same size as compost that is actually contaminated material.
Denser material such as metal, glass, stones , and denser pieces of plastic. Once the compost
is precisely separated, it is allowed to mature indoors for 21 days. After this period, the
compost is then tested for heavy metals, PCBS, and pathogens such as fecal forms and salmonella
This is done to make sure that the compost surpasses all the regulatory criteria. The
Orgaworld London Facility has a state of the art, Odour Abatement System comprised of multiple
steps. After the composting process is completed, the next step is the removal of ammonia.
This is done using 2 ammonia scrubbers . These scrubbers are part of the brand new Ammonia
Scrubber System that was recently upgraded.
After the removal of the ammonia, the air goes through a cooling system, designed to
reduce the temperature of the air before it goes through our biological treatment systems.
The Bioscrubber is the next step, the mass of biology that helps remove the odor causing
compounds.
After the Bioscrubber the air is filtered through 5 tunnels called Biofilters. Acting
like a compost tunnel, their filled with hardwood material which treats odor. Once the Biofilters
have completed their job, the air is exhausted out through these 16 meter high stacks.
This technology has the capability of diluting that processed air further with ambient air.
All that is emitted from the stack is essentially water vapor with a ***, peaty odor due to
what is called the rest odor from the *** bio-filters.
At Orgaworld, we are working hard to develop innovative technologies for processing organic
waste into high-quality agricultural products, energies, and fuels.