Official Underlines Production of Compost from 50% of Household Waste in Iran
“Any process that leads to the reduction of soil biodiversity will lead to agricultural instability and food insecurity,” Saeed Yousefpour said.
“Development of organic agriculture is a necessity to prevent the contamination of soil, water and food with harmful chemical fertilizers and poisons, and it is important to return plant residues to the soil to strengthen the organic matter of the soil and increase fertility,” he added.
“Nearly 50% of our household waste can be composted to cultivate the soil,” Yousefpour said.
In a relevant development in Iran, a knowledge-based company produced new organic compost from biological waste that is healthy to use.
“Azad Takin Biology Company was founded in the growth center of Islamic Azad University, Yasouj branch. In previous years, there was an invention called biological production of compost, which is highly different with the other composts produced in Iran and other parts of the world. Our biologically produced composts are free of diseases and heavy and harmful elements,” Reza Kazzemi, the managing director of the knowledge-based company told ANA.
Kazzemi, who has MS in agricultural engineering, added that their product has been patented and their company signed contracts with Yasouj Municipality.
“In this company, we receive waste and litter created by households and then separate dry materials such as plastic, paper, iron, etc. and finally transform sour materials into compost or organic materials. These organic materials are used for agriculture, gardening, and greenhouses,” he added.
“Now, in addition to the production of compost, we plan to create a special environment for each plant separately. That's to say, we are trying to produce a soil with special compounds for each plant. This idea has reached the prototype or the pilot level, and normally for each exhibition, we produce between 300 and 400 kilos to present it in the event. We need facilities to industrialize the prototype so that we can move forward with our ideas," he said.
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