Home composting (small-scale)

• Composting toilet
  Composting toilet
  A composting toilet is a dry toilet that using a predominantly aerobic processing system that treats excreta, typically with no water or small volumes of flush water, via composting or managed aerobic decomposition...
  
  
• Container composting
• German mound
• Sheet composting
• Trench composting
• Vermicomposting

Industrial composting (large scale)

• Aerated Static Pile Composting
  Aerated static pile composting
  Aerated Static Pile composting, refers to any of a number of systems used to biodegrade organic material without physical manipulation during primary composting. The blended admixture is usually placed on perforated piping, providing air circulation for controlled aeration .It may be in windrows,...
  
  
• Anaerobic digestion
  Anaerobic digestion
  Anaerobic digestion is a series of processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. It is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste and/or to release energy....
  
  
• High fibre composting
  High fibre composting
  High-fibre composting is a system which has been developed and trialled at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales with good results. It consists of adding all cardboard , newspaper, magazines, etc. to the composting stream...
  
  
• In-vessel composting
  In-vessel composting
  In-vessel composting is an industrial form of composting biodegradable waste that occurs in enclosed reactors. These generally consist of metal tanks or concrete bunkers in which air flow and temperature can be controlled, using the principles of a "bioreactor"...
  
  
• Mechanical biological treatment
  Mechanical biological treatment
  A mechanical biological treatment system is a type of waste processing facility that combines a sorting facility with a form of biological treatment such as composting or anaerobic digestion...
  
  
• Tunnel composting
• Vermicomposting
• Windrow composting
  Windrow composting
  In agriculture, windrow composting is the production of compost by piling organic matter or biodegradable waste, such as animal manure and crop residues, in long rows . This method is suited to producing large volumes of compost...