Waste Management Project

One of the Genista Research Foundation arms is 'Waste Management'. With the Maghtab landfill reaching eruption stage, Genista Research Foundation is aiming to achieve organic waste collection and converting it to compost at local area level. We are in close contact with foreign established composting companies in Italy and the United States and they are furnishing us with up-to-date scientific information and approved biodegradable material for the collection of organic matter from households, factories and other establishments.

What is Composting?

Composting has been practiced for ages. For thousands of years the Chinese have collected and composted all the materials of their gardens, fields and homes, including faeces. In the Middle East, for example, before the gates of Jerusalem there were places established to receive urban waste; some was burned and some was made into compost.

Composting is a biological process in which microorganisms convert organic materials such as manure, sludge, leaves, paper and food waste into soil-like compost. It is the same process that decays leaves and other organic debris in nature. Composting merely controls the conditions so that materials decompose faster.

What is Compost used for?

Composting and the use of compost offer several potential benefits including improved manure handling, enhanced soil and fertility, and reduced environmental risk due to nitrate leaching and ground water contamination from fresh manure. Compost is a slow acting fertilizer and not only furnishes mineral elements to the soil (such as nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium etc.) but also contributes to improving soil structure and water retention capacity. This also means that no deadly chemical fertilizers are used in food production.

How is Genista Research Foundation aiming to achieve its "Waste Management" Goals ?

We are seeking partnerships with local councils; whereby we provide the management, material, information and skills. Local councils can also join forces with other nearby and adjoining councils making a larger area composting plant. With good management composting produces a bare minimum of odours.

Some other information about Genista Waste Management Project.

Genista Research Foundation is a non profit making organization. Apart from importing biodegradable bags and bins for the collection of organic waste, we also import other biodegradable material such as plates, cutlery, cups, pens, etc.

What does biodegradable mean?

It is definitely a long word but what it really means is that the material used in the production of these items (normally corn starch) disintegrates and becomes compost the same as it's contents.

We have started off with a brief overview of what Genista is aiming to do and trying to achieve. For further information please contact Norman on waste@genistafoundation.org. We will keep updating you with more information as and when we receive it.