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GREEN COMPOST [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Environmental Management
CONT

Leafcycling. Rather than picking them up, this practice involves using autumn leaves as natural compost.... By leaving the leaves in place, we reduce the transportation of green waste(reduction of greenhouse gases) ;the nutrients released by the decaying leaves enrich your lawn in a natural way...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

[...] pratique [qui] consiste à utiliser les feuilles [mortes] comme compost naturel plutôt que de les ramasser.

CONT

Le feuillicyclage. [...] Une fois déchiquetées, les feuilles peuvent être : laissées sur place où elles se décomposeront; ajoutées au compost pour l'enrichir en carbone; utilisées, seules ou en mélange, comme paillis de jardin; mélangées au sol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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Record 2 2004-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Environmental Economics
  • Climate Change
  • Air Pollution
OBS

The aim of the programme was to assist member countries to render sustainable agricultural production patterns through stabilization of soil fertility, ensuring better yields, and increased rural incomes. IPNS could be achieved by combining the high nutrient concentration of chemical fertilizers with the benefits of using organic matter, that is compost, green manure, farmyard manure etc., for improvement of soil structure and erosion control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Économie environnementale
  • Changements climatiques
  • Pollution de l'air
Key term(s)
  • lutte intégrée de phytotrophie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Cambio climático
  • Contaminación del aire
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Record 3 2004-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
CONT

Freeland has pioneered the development of various organic green waste soil improvers which are now available through many of the leading retail outlets in the UK and are currently working with peat producers combining various organic products with green compost to develop a peat reduced growing media.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
DEF

Compost provenant uniquement de déchets verts, [soit de déchets] issus de l'entretien des jardins publics ou privés ou des bords de routes par les Services Techniques Municipaux, les particuliers, les paysagistes, [et incluant] les tontes de pelouses, les tailles de haies, les branches d'élagage, les fleurs fanées, les feuilles.

OBS

compost vert : terme extrait du Glossaire de l'agriculture anglais/français et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'OCDE.

Spanish

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