Odin Olaya [odin@TAC.WEBLINQ.COM] wrote:
>....Our organization is currently piloting
>sustainable agriculture / organic farming in two municipalities with an
>average population of 30,000. .........(cut).....
>there is a lot of organic wastes generated at the farm level and at the
>municipal center. Almost 60 - 70% of the solid waste from the municipal
>center that goes to the dump is organic or can be processed.
>
>We do hope that there is a symbiotic solution to the problems of
>waste and the requirement for organic fertilizer or soil enhancers.
>.....(cut)......
>The local government units are very optimistic ......
>they are eager to support and finance it,

I am pleased to know that you have support from the local government. If the
local govt regularly need a supply of soil for landscaping or need compost to
maintain plants in a park or gardens,  this can be very useful. I would
suggest that you work out an agreement that an existing compost operation
become the supplier.

Farmers associations and plant nurseries are also potential buyers. Similar
match-making will also help to make people away that there is money in
processing wastes (instead of just dumping or neglecting them).

How much can you sell a ton of compost in Leyte ?

In Lardinois and Marchand's paper, they reported in Table 5 (for Bulacan)
that the the total cost for 1 ton of compost (covering the whole spectrum of
collection, processing and marketing) is 87.4 USD per ton (26.2 P/US$ 1996).

regards
jacky