Organic waste garbage can
Delivery to the composting plant with lots of plastic and other contaminants in the collected household waste, only some of which can be sorted out.
Plastic becomes microplastic
In conventional windrow composting, the collected material is pre-rotted after sorting and further work steps and then placed in windrows or immediately in windrows and turned approx. 15 times.
With each turning process, the spindle (right) chops up the material and with it the plastic, which becomes smaller and smaller into microplastics, but does not disappear.
"The increasing pollution from microplastics is a serious challenge for waste management. Studies on microplastic pollution in waste management show alarming results that affect both the environment and health." Quote from the study "Microplastic pollution in waste management: current studies and findings. By Anna Schmidt Becker / October 6, 2024 https://thermoplasticcomposites.de/
Despite positive developments, the environmental impact of waste, microplastics and recycling deficiencies remains a key problem.
https://www.dw.com/de/m%C3%BCllverbrennung-in-deutschland-entsorgung-mit-risiken/a-50759483
Microplastics in the organic waste garbage can - no way! - THE MIRROR
The sticky contaminants in the organic waste garbage can (plastic, residual waste) can only be partially sorted out and can be found shredded in the organic waste garbage can compost, up to 895 plastic particles less than 5mm per kilogram of dry weight.
(Study by Prof. Christian Laforsch, University of Bayreuth)
Read article here: Microplastics in the organic waste garbage can - no way! - THE MIRROR
By Christoph Seidler, 05.04.2018, 09.39 a.m.
