Eight 8 foot by 10 foot compost bays are aerated by individual wall mounted blowers through four-inch perforated PVC pipe. An electronic timer control allows automated blower intervals for each bay. The pad is drained directly to the municipal wastewater system. Material handling is accomplished by a 75 HP skid steer loader. The covered aerated bay facility offers increased process control with minimal material handling in a minimum amount of space.
Environmental influences are minimal with resulting liquid discharge negligible.
The integrated process under one roof provides an aesthetically innocuous facility with good access and year round working conditions. The aerated facility necessitates increased management and attention to process control with staff training and maintenance of great importance. Increased utility costs with three-phase power, light and water are minor but constant. There is little overlap allowance for bay space to balance intake and output. Screening, mixing and bay exchange are daily activities.