Waste turns into organic fertilizer in Selçuklu. Selcuklu Municipality has produced 1060 tons of compost from 240 tons of waste collected from neighborhood markets and fruit and vegetables, as well as 550 tons of grass, 825 tons of wood chips, within the scope of its composting works.
Selcuklu Municipality, which has accomplished successful works with its environmental projects, contributes to the economy by obtaining organic fertilizer from wastes. After the lawn mowing and tree pruning processes, especially in the market places, the remaining wastes are collected first, and organic fertilizer is obtained from the compost produced after the processes. In the works carried out in cooperation with the teams of the Selçuklu Municipality Park and Gardens Directorate and the Climate Change and Zero Waste Directorate, 1060 tons of compost were produced throughout the year.
How does the process work?
Composting is made from the grass, wood chips, and fruit and vegetable wastes collected from the neighborhood markets and fruit and vegetables from the park and garden works. Natural organic fertilizer, called compost, is obtained from the mixed material by providing certain temperature control within 45 to 60 days. In the compost making stages, as the first process, the bottom material obtained from the chip is laid in addition to the tree pruning wastes. Then the organic wastes coming from the market areas or wholesalers, and in the last stage, the mown grass from the recreation and lawn areas are scattered and the last layer of chips is poured on it again. The process is accelerated by both fermenting and soaking. Thus, the process is completed by making continuous temperature control in approximately forty-five to sixty days.
Chairman Pekyatırmakcı; “We add economic value to organic waste”
Stating that the Selçuklu Municipality has carried out important works in terms of environmental awareness, Selçuklu Mayor Ahmet Pekyatımcı said, “One of these works is the conversion of waste into organic fertilizer. For this purpose, our teams combine the organic wastes they collect from markets, markets, hotels and shopping centers in the compost production center we have created in the region behind our nursery, and turn them into fertilizer within 40 days. In this way, we prevent the high amount of organic waste generated in our city from going to waste, and we gain economic value by obtaining fertilizer from these organic wastes. This year, we produced 1060 tons of compost. Our goal is to deliver the organic wastes produced from all our houses to the compost units correctly in the upcoming period and to transform them into fertilizers and bring them back to nature. As Selçuklu Municipality, we will try to be involved in all kinds of projects for a sustainable environment.” he said.
