Composting Municipal Waste

This what the EPA had to say about In-Vessel Composting versus other methods of composting with respect to organic municipal waste:  “In-vessel technology is more suitable than other composting technologies in suburban and urban settings because the system allows for containment and treatment of air to remove odors before release.  The requirement for relatively small amounts of land also increases its applicability in these settings over other types of composting.”

Divert Waste From Landfill

It now makes economic sense for waste management operations to revamp, and convert organic wastes into a useful product acceptable to the community rather than send such garbage to landfills.  Waste such as bio-solids, MSW, leaves and grass trimmings, cardboard, newspaper and wood will compost beautifully. 

Odor Control

Odor presents the single biggest problem to conventional composting operations.  The X-Act Systems controls odors by:

• Containing all decomposing waste within the vessel
• Producing a compost after just 4 days that is stable and mature (commonly, a Rating of 6 on the Solvita Test)
• Reducing the amount of feedstocks waiting to be processed due to faster throughput
• Decreasing the curing time to 11 days
  

Composting Bio-Solids

The EPA has a long-standing position when it comes to composting bio-solids and it is that the beneficial use of bio-solids as a crop nutrient and soil conditioner is not only safe, but also GOOD PUBLIC POLICY.

Pathogen Kill

Protect public health with X-Act In-Vessel Composting and kill E-Coli and other pathogens and viruses.  As per the standards of the EPA, the temperatures in the vessel are sufficient and sustained long enough to kill pathogens. 
In addition: 

• Vector are reduced
• Leachates are minimized and captured
• Heavy metals and contaminants are isolated, degraded, and neutralized
  

Cost Advantages

After 4 days in the vessel, the finished compost is piled for an additional 11 day resting period (as per EPA Rule 503).

• Tipping fees
• Land costs
  

Plus, scientific studies show that field soils show measurable benefits from compost—even after 8 years from the initial application. So you will save even more on:

• Fertilizer, fertilizer equipment and labor costs
• Pesticide and application costs
• Watering costs
  

Raw to Riches

Bulk compost retails for any where from $15.00 to $65.00 a cubic yard, and bagged compost sells for much more.  The X-Act System produces remarkably stable compost of consistent premium quality for even more profitable revenue. You can create specific designer compost for retail markets because you tightly control the raw materials and decomposition process.