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Waste Recycling—Factors Affecting the Residential Market for Organic Based Fertilizers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Donn A. Derr ,
Michael C. Varner  and
Gregory J. DiLalo
Donn A. Derr
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Rutgers—the State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Paper of the Journal series, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook College, Rutgers—the State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Michael C. Varner
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Rutgers—the State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Paper of the Journal series, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook College, Rutgers—the State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Gregory J. DiLalo
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Rutgers—the State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Paper of the Journal series, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook College, Rutgers—the State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Economic activity producing primary goods and services often generates secondary “products” or residuals. For those residuals that are highly toxic, the only alternatives are complete destruction or long-term storage in some safe and efficient manner. But for certain residuals that are biodegradable, such as animal wastes and sewage sludges (relatively free of heavy metals), recycling is possible, particularly through soil incorporation and eventual plant uptake. These residuals, on a dry weight basis, will normally contain some nitrogen, phosphorus and potash (less than 10 percent total), and organic matter of at least 50 percent.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , October 1980 , pp. 84 - 90
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

This work was performed as part of NJAES Project No. 02550, supported by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The authors wish to thank A. E. Luloff, J. Richard Trout and three anonymous referees for their helpful comments. Responsibility for any remaining errors rests with the authors.

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