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GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ABP / ABPR Animal By-Products / Regulation. ABP as defined by the Animal By-Products
Regulation (EC) no. 1774/2002
Anaerobic digestion (AD) Fermentation process of organic feedstocks under anaerobic conditions with
the objective to produce a methane-rich gas as renewable energy resource,
liquid or solid digestion residues (digestate) can be used as organic soil
amendment. Solid digestate can be composted together with structure material
or other organic feedstocks and used like compost.
Bark compost Compost produced from bark; usually not mixed with other organic residues
but with additives as a nitrogen source
Biomix compost Biowaste, green waste, sewage sludge (quite common system in Italy where
sewage sludge is co-composted with source separated bio and green waste)
Biowaste Mixture of kitchen and garden waste from source separated collection of
organic household waste. This is the material commonly collected in the
commingled collection scheme for food and garden waste (brown bin, biobin
system)
Biowaste compost (BWC) Compost produced from biowaste
Compost classes Compost classified according to quality levels. In many cases the
classification refers to heavy metal concentration classes which are related to
specific use restrictions.
Compost products Composts fit for use
Compost specification Information which specifies compost properties for an application
Compost types Composts made from specified categories of source materials
d.m. Dry matter
f.m. Fresh matter
Garden waste Organic waste from private gardens
Green waste Organic waste from gardens and parks
GWC Green waste compost; compost produced from green waste
HACCP
Hazard analysis and critical control point; system of risk management and
risk analysis (originally developed in food processing) of the proposed site
and process. It realtes mainly to hygienic aspects. The elements of the process
which are the critical points that control these risks must be identified and
control measures must be applied to stop them from being a problem. This
mist be included in a plan that is constantly re-evaluated to ensure its
functioning.
Heavy metals Even if chemically not fully correct we use heavy metals for the potential
toxic elements Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn
Manure compost Compost from solid stable manure or from dewatered (separated) slurry
MBT Mechanical biological treatment of mixed or residual waste with the main
purpose of biological stabilisation of the organic biodegradable municipal
waste fraction in order to gurantee requirede stability criteria for the safe and
environmentally sound disposal on landfills
MWC Mixed waste compost; unless otherwise specified, this refers to compost
derived from refuse, or from a biodegradable fraction which is separated from
the refuse following its collection within the residual waste stream
MS Member States of the European Union
MSW Municipal solid waste
n.d. No data available
OM Organic matter
OP Organic pollutants; will be used throughout this report to refer to chemicals
such as dioxins, polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs), absorbable organic
halogens (AOX) and other organic chemical contaminants such as phthalates.
PTEs Potential toxic elements (mainly used synonymously with heavy metals)
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COMPOST PRODUCTION AND USE IN THE EU