SCHEDULE 1ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BIOGAS AND COMPOSTING PLANTS
PART IItreatment systems and parameters for catering waste
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Unless an approval specifically permits a different system, catering waste shall be treated by one of the systems specified in the table below. The system shall ensure that the material is treated to the following parameters:
System | Composting in a closed reactor | Composting in a closed reactor | Composting in housed windrows |
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Maximum particle size | 40 cm | 6 cm | 40 cm |
Minimum temperature | 60°C | 70°C | 60°C |
Minimum time spent at the minimum temperature | 2 days | 1 hour | 8 days (during which the windrow shall be turned at least 3 times at no less than 2 days intervals) |
The time temperature requirements shall be achieved as part of the composting process.
System | Biogas in a closed reactor | Biogas in a closed reactor |
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Maximum particle size | 5 cm | 6 cm |
Minimum temperature | 57°C | 70°C |
Minimum time spent at the minimum temperature | 5 hours | 1 hour |