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  • Environmental Science
  • Microbiology
  • Waste Management

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  • Composting is a natural microbial process for organic waste stabilization.
  • Microbial additives can improve composting efficiency by boosting enzyme production and waste degradation rates.
  • Composting is crucial for waste recycling in developing countries, but downstream costs are a barrier.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the role and effectiveness of microbial additives in municipal solid and food waste composting.
  • To identify factors influencing composting speed and compost quality.
  • To highlight the benefits of microbial additives for efficient waste management.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on microbial composting of municipal solid and food waste.
  • Analysis of factors affecting composting process and compost quality.
  • Synthesis of findings on the impact of microbial additives.

Main Results:

  • Microbial additives enhance enzyme production, leading to faster waste degradation.
  • Effective microbial additives can significantly improve compost quality.
  • Understanding factors affecting the process is key to optimizing composting.

Conclusions:

  • Microbial additives offer a highly efficient approach to composting.
  • Optimizing microbial additives can overcome economic hurdles in waste management.
  • This review provides insights into achieving excellent composting results with microbial additives.