Open AccessComposting in Serbia: Possibilities and limitations
Author(s) -
Mirčeta Vemić,
Gordana Komazec,
Zorica Zujovic
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
zbornik radova/zbornik radova - geografski institut "jovan cvijić"
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1821-2808
pISSN - 0350-7599
DOI - 10.2298/ijgi1402193v
Subject(s) - sustainable development , harmony (color) , business , harmony with nature , environmental planning , natural resource , sustainable agriculture , agriculture , natural resource economics , environmental economics , environmental resource management , environmental science , political science , geography , economics , art , oceanography , archaeology , law , visual arts , geology
The concept of sustainable development of the planet Earth, which includes environmental, economic, social and institutional harmony of normal life of the people in it, is applicable to both the global and the regional and local level. This concept was promoted by the United Nations (UN) at the end of the last century, and one of the solutions has been offered in this direction: Vision 2050: The new agenda for business, published by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). In accordance with the above document, Serbia in 2008 adopted a National Strategy for Sustainable Development, in which it set out its vision and anticipated a number of measures for its realization. Within the projection of sustainable development, composting can take an important place as a process of natural decomposition of organic waste, by which, its quantity is reduced and harmful impact on the environment can be removed on the one hand, while on the other hand a cost-effective material used for soil conditioning or as fertilizer can be obtained. Surveys carried out in Serbia show that there are respectable agricultural and forest resources which generate substantial amounts of organic waste. In this paper, in the specific examples of regions of Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš, the possible range of biodegradable waste suitable for composting is established, which is now in Serbia at the beginning of the application. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 47007