Q.Describe composting as a method of managing biodegradable solid waste. What products are formed, and how are they useful?

Composting is a method of managing biodegradable solid waste in which organic material -- kitchen/food waste, garden trimmings and similar matter -- is piled or contained under conditions that allow naturally occurring micro-organisms to decompose it aerobically, i.e. in the presence of oxygen. Over time this decomposition converts the raw organic waste into a dark, crumbly, nutrient-rich material called compost. Compost is useful because it significantly improves soil fertility (by adding nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in slow-release organic form) and soil structure (by improving water retention and aeration when mixed into farmland or garden soil), while diverting biodegrad …

State that composting is specifically AEROBIC (oxygen-present) decomposition, name the product (compost), and give its use (soil fertility/st …

Do not confuse composting with vermicomposting (which specifically uses earthworms) -- if the question asks about composting in general, describing on …