Question

Question 14.20 For your agricultural field or garden you have developed a compost producing pit. Discuss the process in the light of bad odour, flies and recycling of wastes for a good produce.

Class XI Environmental Chemistry Page 413

Answer 1

due to this nyc manure is ready but foul smell arises there & to overcome this some good smelling materials or substance overcoming foul smell like chemicals should be added

Answer 2

The compost should be set up a suitable place or in a tin protect ourselves from bad odour and files . it should be kept covered so that files can't make entry into it and bad odour is minimized . The recyclable like plastics , glass, newspaper , bottle etc should be sold to the vendor who further sells it to other dealer. the dealer further supplies to it to the industry, factory or manufacturing company involved in recycling process.