The Potential Use of Solid Wastes of Paper Factory as Compost, Mushroom Media, and Soilless Media

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POTENSI PEIMANFMTAN LIMBAN PADAT I'AURIK KER-TAS
SEBAGAI KOMPOS, MEDIA JAbIUR, DAN b1EDIA TANAM
1'ANPA 1-ANAI-1
THE POTENTIAL USE O F SOLID WASTES
O F PAPER FACI'ORY AS COMPOST, MUSHROOM MEDlA,
AND SOILLESS MEDIA
Didiek H. Goenadi, R. Erwiyono, H. W i d i a s t u t i2,)
ABSTRACT
PT Kertas Leces, a paper factory using bagasse as r a w
material,
faces many problems i n waste management, espec i a l l y those o f huqe volume and v a r i e t y i n solld wastes.
The s o l i d wastes discharged consist o f sludge, lime m u d ,
p i t h , and biosludge. A s e r i e s o f experiments has been
conducted t o determine possible a l t e r n a t i v e s f o r agricult u r e uses o f those wastes based on i t s respective propert i e s . The experiments included ( 1 ) composting o f sludge,
biosludge, and pith, ( 2 ) constructing media f o r e d i b l e

n~ushroom, and ( 3 ) the use o f sludge, p i t h , and biosludge
as com onents o f constructed s o i l l e s s media.
, and/or bios~ g e r e s u l t s showed t h a t sludge,
ludqe i n respective or combination w i t ct he r t a i n proportion
romising potential as compost r a w materials. A
showed
simple t ea c nique i n composting using c a t t l e dung as decomposer and turning over t o provide good aeration has been
e s t a b l i s h e d . Good q u a l i t y o f compost resulted was confirmed by superior,performance o f cocoa seedlings. A mixt u r e o f sludge, plth,, and llme mud can be used as media
f o r edibLe mushroom, 1 . e . V. volvacea and
P . ostreatus.
Employing a simple composting technique, those mushrooms
grown on t h e constructed media give d s u f f i c i e n t l y high
y i e l d . As s o i l l e s S media, pith, biosludge, And/or sludqe
s
the low n u t r i revealed ffood ~ h ~ s i c a~ lr o ~ e r t i e Hbwever,
ent contgnts * o ' f these'materials need t o be overcome by
c e r t a i n amount o f f e r t i l i z e r . The media provided a
r e l i a l e growing environment f o r seedlings o f selected
i n d u s t r i a l f o r e s t r e e s , i . e . a l b i z i a , mahagoni, and l e u caena


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