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QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A COMPOST MANUFACTURED FROM SOURCE SEGREGATED, SEPARATELY COLLECTED, BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

01-01-2011

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National Standards Authority of Ireland

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DECLARATION
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Feedstock materials
5 Product quality and testing
6 Packaging requirements
Annex A (informative) - Elements of a Compost Quality
Assurance Scheme (CQAS)
Bibliography

Describes quality requirements for compost produced from source segregated, separately collected, biodegradable materials including biodegradable municipal waste.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	20
PublisherName	National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status	Current

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