In the way to reduce the quantity of food waste, I'm thinking how can we compost dairy products (yogurt, milk, powdered milk, cheese ...), and use it as fertilizers.
Also, I'm searching about some horticultural or agronomic techniques when we can reuse dairy products.
Thank you in advance.
Dear Dr.
Anaerobic fermenting systems, use special bacteria in an airtight container can be used. These systems can quickly and effectively break down dairy wastes , although the resulting fertilizer has is highly acidic and smell bad.
One interesting product that can be found in our region is dried or fresh whey. This product is a sub-product of the dairy industry that can be used in pig's diets or other monogastric animals, thus reducing the waste the industry produces.
Found an article below that might be useful for your reference.
http://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/vetmex/vm-2007/vm072a.pdf
Good luck!
Dear Farid Kikani,
I hope you are doing fine.
Yes it is possible to convert dairy product into compost using various compostig methods.
Following are related publications from my research team on this topic.
Article Optimization of Food Waste Compost with the Use of Biochar
Article Resource recovery of food waste through continuous thermophi...
Have a wonderful day.
With regards,
Nizami
The idea is to add carbon rich substance to the nitrogen rich dairy waste. The ideal ratio should be 30/1 C/N. Both araobic or anaerobic techniques are practical. The final organic fertilizer has good nutritional value and economically feasible
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