Greenhouse gas emissions during co-composting of cattle feedlot manure with construction and demolition (C&D) waste

doi:10.1007/s11783-017-0955-1

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2017, Vol. 11

Issue (3) : 15 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-017-0955-1

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Greenhouse gas emissions during co-composting of cattle feedlot manure with construction and demolition (C&D) waste

Xiying Hao(

), Francis J. Larney

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada

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Abstract

Co-composted cattle manure and construction & demolition (C&D) waste.

Studied two types of cattle manure, from typical vs. dried distillers’ grain with solubles (DDGS) diets.

C&D waste reduces CH₄ emission from cattle manure composting.

Cattle manure composting emits lower CH₄ than stockpiling.

No difference in GHG emissions between types of cattle manure.

Manure management strategies should reflect current animal feeding practices and encourage recycling of organic waste to help protect our environment. This research investigated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during cattle manure stockpiling or composting with and without construction and demolition (C&D) waste. Manure was collected from cattle fed a typical finishing diet (CK manure) and from cattle on diets which included 30% dried distillers grains with solubles (DG manure). The CK and DG manures were co-composted with (4:1) C&D waste (treatments: CK_CD_, DG_CD), composted alone (treatments: CK and DG) in 13 m³ bins or stockpiled without C&D waste (treatments: CK_ST and DG_ST) for 99 days. Manure type (CK vs. DG manure) had no effect on GHG emissions over the 99 day manure composting or stockpiling. Composting with C&D waste produced similar CO₂ emissions, about double that from manure stockpiling (7.0 kgC·m⁻²). In contrast, CH₄ emissions were reduced by the inclusion of C&D waste (64 gC·m⁻² with C&D vs. 244 gC·m⁻² without C&D) while the manure stockpile emitted the greatest amount of CH₄ (464 gC·m⁻²). Additionally, only 0.48% of C was emitted in CH₄ form with C&D waste, compared to 1.68% when composting without C&D waste and 7.00% when cattle manure was stockpiled. The N₂O emissions (12.4 to 18.0 gN·m⁻²) were similar across all treatments. The lower CH₄ emissions with C&D waste are beneficial in reducing overall GHG emissions from manure composting, while reducing the amount of material entering landfills.

Keywords Livestock manure greenhouse gas flux straw bale compost bin N₂O CH₄ CO₂

Corresponding Author(s): Xiying Hao

Issue Date: 07 June 2017

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Xiying Hao,Francis J. Larney. Greenhouse gas emissions during co-composting of cattle feedlot manure with construction and demolition (C&D) waste[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2017, 11(3): 15.

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Fig.1 Daily precipitation and ambient temperatures during the composting period (precipitation covered by shaded area from Day 0 to 14 was in the form of snow while the remaining compost period precipitation was in the form of rain)

Fig.2 Daily compost temperatures as affected by C&D waste addition. Arrows indicate dates (Day 14, 37 and 64) when compost was turned

Tab.1 Selected basic properties ^a) of the materials used in the compost experiment

Tab.2 Responses of selected properties to manure type and C&D waste addition over the 99 day experimental period

Fig.3 Greenhouse gas fluxes over 99 days. CK and DG manure were stockpiled and co-composted with and without C&D waste. CK and DG represent composting manure from regular and DDG diets; _CD indicates C&D waste was added during composting while _ST indicates manure was stockpiled. Arrows indicate dates (Day 14, 37 and 64) when compost was turned

Tab.3 Analyses of variance of GHG fluxes and cumulative emissions over the 99 day experimental period

Tab.4 Cumulative CO₂ and CH₄ emissions over the 99 day experimental period

Fig.4 Effect of C&D waste addition on CO₂ equivalent emission for each tonne of manure (DM) composted

Tab.5 Cumulative N₂O emissions over the 99 day experimental period

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