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IASP Poultry Waste Pilot Study

Staff MOR Composting Facilities

Image: Unloading Manure — The dump trailer was useful.

Unloading Manure — The dump trailer was useful.

Image: Cap the Air Hose — The aeration hose was capped at one end.
Image: Oxygen Extended — After a PVC pipe extension was added, the fan was attached.
Image: Air is Regulated — The fan pushes oxygen into the pile.
Image: Solid Extension — The PVC pipe doesn’t have ventilation holes and allows the cover to lay flat.
Image: Corrugated Hose — The flexible corrugated hoses contains many slits to allow air flow.
Image: Woop Chipper — Wood chips are dropped over the aeration hose.
Image: Chips Cover Hose — Wood chips are then dropped over the aeration hose.
Image: Oxygen Flow Key — Wood chips will allow oxygen to flow throughout.
Image: Complete Coverage — The aeration hose must be covered with wood chips.
Image: The Base — The wood chips should be 2" to 3" chunks.
Image: Almost Complete — Base layers are in place while the PVC extension is left uncovered.
Image: Ready for Manure — The pile is ready to support the next layer.
Image: Here it Comes — Cow manure is mixed in with wood chips.
Image: Mixing Ingredients — The manure/mulch mixture was added.
Image: MOR Compost Cover — The Compost Cover was draped over the pile.
Image: Air in Intervals — The fan blows air underneath the cover.
Image: Strapped Down — Sand filled pipes are strapped to the cover.
Image: Edges Sealed — Weighted pipes help seal the edges of the cover.
Image: Pile Gets Oxygen — The fan pushes air at 890cfm.
Image: MOR Cover Rises — The Compost Cover will fill with air.

Composting is an acceptable and recommended means of recycling organic wastes and is gaining acceptance in the U.S. as a method for stabilizing/sanitizing animal wastes which includes poultry. At Monolithic in Italy, Texas, an IASP poultry waste pilot study was conducted in September 2008.

The new triple layer compost cover manufactured by Monolithic on behalf of MOR was tested for it’s ability to contain odor molecules and heat while withstanding the constantly changing weather conditions of Texas. Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO’s) including poultry generate more than 136 million metric tons (dry weight basis) of waste products per year and this could threaten the surface and below-ground water resources if not managed correctly. Composting is a totally natural decomposition process, which if performed under controlled conditions, will produce a quality product that can be used.