How It Works

It is a proven fact: Composting is the most environmentally sound method for disposing of animal mortalities and other organic wastes.

Traditional static pile composting - which has served agriculture well for many years - does not produce high enough temperatures for long enough periods of time to compete with our proprietary forced air method.

• Minimal Odor
• Ease of use and improved efficiency, no turning needed
• Higher and more consistent temperature
• Faster composting time
• Control the water, air, and temperature with ease
• Leachate is recycled in a closed-loop system

	Advanced Composting Technologies' proprietary forced aeration floor system. Air is distributed evenly and consistently throughout the compost material, while leachate is collected through a different series of pipes.

A Technical Explanation

The Advanced Composting system uses forced air and an air distribution to facilitate the timely replenishment of oxygen throughout the mixture for maximum composting efficiency. The ambient air is forced up through the mixture at pre-determined intervals using a timer. The amount of air is carefully calibrated to provide just the right amount needed to purge the carbon dioxide and replace it with fresh air, which contains about 18% oxygen.

This distribution of fresh air takes place at timed intervals, which vary according to the volume, porosity and moisture content of the composting material. These timed intervals are critical, because too much fresh air can eliminate needed moisture and cool down the material, both of which hurt the composting process. Turbo Tech’s forced aeration provides exactly the right amount of air needed, which speeds up the process and makes turning the compost mixture a thing of the past.

The right amount of moisture is also critical to the composting process. There must be some moisture – but not too much. So capturing and controlling excess moisture, or leachate, is very important. Turbo Tech’s patented system of closed loop lechate control ensures that moisture is collected, controlled and circulated back into the composting material. This not only helps the composting process, it also greatly reduces the mess and virtually eliminates the odor typically associated with composting systems that have been used in the past.

ACT’s proprietary composting facility offers a turn-key and easy to use system that ensures optimum conditions in the compost pile at all times.