Municipal Solid Waste Composting as a Factor of Sustainable Development of the Modern City

Abstract

Proper municipal solid waste management is relevant in the context of sustainable development of modern cities. It is especially essential for developing countries. The organic fraction of municipal solid waste is significant and biodegradable. Extraction of organic matter and its composting is classified as the most preferable approaches of the strategy of sustainable management of municipal solid waste. Composting technology is characterized by its economic efficiency compared to other alternatives and is most commonly used worldwide. In Ukraine, there is no practice of municipal solid waste composting. For the first time, the pilot project on the practice of composting the organic component of municipal solid waste was introduced in Ukraine in the Lviv city. The paper presents the results of research of physical and chemical properties, agrochemical parameters and heavy metals content of the formed compost in accordance with the Ukrainian Standard of fertilizers. Due to received data, the city’s municipal solid waste compost can be used as fertilizer in agriculture.