English-Italian translations for compost

• compost
  Esistono alternative più costose, come la gassificazione e il compostaggio. More sustainable alternatives include gassing and composting.
  Con la direttiva sulle discariche i rifiuti industriali - risibilmente definiti "compost” - sono stati depositati nel terreno. I have seen the European Union Landfill Directive, which has had industrial waste - laughingly called 'compost' - thrown upon the land.
  È preferibile produrre compost e biogas dai rifiuti biodegradabili anziché collocarli a discarica o incenerirli. Every effort must be made to process biodegradable waste into compost and biogas, rather than landfilling or incineration.
• composta
  Basta dirvi che, mentre stiamo discutendo, circa 200 000 tonnellate di composta di pesche restano invendute. I need only tell you that, as we speak, approximately 200 000 tonnes of peach compost have remained unsold.
• compostare
• fare composta
• suolo

Definition of compost

• The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer
• A mixture; a compound
• To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer

Examples

• Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
• If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.

Related words

• composter
• composting
• compostable
• recompostion
• compost#Inglese|compost
• compost heap
• compost bin
• compost bins
• compost layer