Cleaner Technology Projects in Denmark 1997

Use of Compost in Green Belts 1990-95

Anvendelse af kompost i grønne områder 1990-95
Arbejdsrapport nr. 80, 1997, Miljøstyrelsen

This is an appendix report containing examples of the use of compost within the park and the landscape sectors (the green belts). The examples have been divided on the basis of typical tasks within the sectors and describe practical experiences - not tests of cultivation. Most of the examples are based on usage in the period 1990-95 in Denmark, but a few are based on the usage in the period 1987-89. The report is a follow-up to the work report (Arbejdsrapport) no. 40, 1990, made by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen).

The report describes approx. 75 located uses of compost (first of all garden/park compost) coming from 25 different compost plants with reference to 45 interviewees. The information has been procured from phone interviews in the period from July 1994 to January 1996, and a third part is furthermore based on the author’s inspection of the stands. The interviews have been focused on the people with the best knowledge on the area, with regards to usage as well as later care and growth, and there has been made an effort to get information about at least two growing seasons from the same stand.

The experiences have been compiled in the principal report where they are compared with information from the literature. The principal report gives some suggestions on the use of compost for the various tasks within the park and the landscape sectors.

Author/ institution

Morten Carlsbæk og Ulrik Reeh, Forskningscentret for Skov og Landbrug

This report is subsidised by the National Council for Recycling and Cleaner Technology

ISSN no. 0105-3094
ISBN no. 87-7810-819-5