[Terrapreta] Cost of charcoal amendment to soil.

[rukurt at westnet.com.au]

Robert Niederman wrote:
> What if we were to make charcoal out of all our home food waste,
> restaurant food waste, home yard, agricultural, and animal waste.  And
> what if the city made charcoal out of all yard and park wastes and all
> municipal and county waste that could be burned?  And what if the
> Federal government made charcoal out of all of its waste?  How many tons
> would this amount to in one year?  I bet we could beat Sean's estimates.
> Heck, Starbucks could probably contribute 1 gigaton of used coffee
> grounds all by itself!  Then we would all be busy digging charcoal into
> our yards and making victory gardens.
>
>   
Yes, but we also want compost, to mix with the charcoal.

Kurt