A homeowner collects her paper, cardboard, yard waste, and food waste for composting. Given below are the amounts in kg of the waste that she collects. She knows that for a successful compost, she must have a molar ratio of C:N of 20:1 or lower to succeed. What is the C:N ratio? Is her compost recipe going to succeed?

A homeowner collects her paper, cardboard, yard waste, and food waste for composting. Given below are the amounts in kg of the waste that she collects. She knows that for a successful compost, she must have a molar ratio of C:N of 20:1 or lower to succeed. What is the C:N ratio? Is her compost recipe going to succeed?

Solid Waste Engineering

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781305635203

Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter2: Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics And Quantities

Section: Chapter Questions

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