Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts

Over the last several years, the models for organic waste management have changed to implement circular economy in the productive cycle. In this context, new scenarios have emerged, where the management of different organic waste streams by composting is conducted with decentralized models that mana...

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Main Authors: Álvarez-Alonso, Cristina, Pérez-Murcia, María Dolores, Sánchez-Méndez, Silvia, Martínez-Sabater, Encarnación, Irigoyen, Ignacio, López, Marga, Nogués, Isabel, Paredes, Concepción, Orden, Luciano, García-Rández, Ana, Bustamante, María Ángeles
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16435
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/1/54
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010054
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author Álvarez-Alonso, Cristina
Pérez-Murcia, María Dolores
Sánchez-Méndez, Silvia
Martínez-Sabater, Encarnación
Irigoyen, Ignacio
López, Marga
Nogués, Isabel
Paredes, Concepción
Orden, Luciano
García-Rández, Ana
Bustamante, María Ángeles
author_browse Bustamante, María Ángeles
García-Rández, Ana
Irigoyen, Ignacio
López, Marga
Martínez-Sabater, Encarnación
Nogués, Isabel
Orden, Luciano
Paredes, Concepción
Pérez-Murcia, María Dolores
Sánchez-Méndez, Silvia
Álvarez-Alonso, Cristina
author_facet Álvarez-Alonso, Cristina
Pérez-Murcia, María Dolores
Sánchez-Méndez, Silvia
Martínez-Sabater, Encarnación
Irigoyen, Ignacio
López, Marga
Nogués, Isabel
Paredes, Concepción
Orden, Luciano
García-Rández, Ana
Bustamante, María Ángeles
author_sort Álvarez-Alonso, Cristina
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description Over the last several years, the models for organic waste management have changed to implement circular economy in the productive cycle. In this context, new scenarios have emerged, where the management of different organic waste streams by composting is conducted with decentralized models that manage organic wastes in a more local way. However, in these new models, the standardization of the process control and of the end-product characteristics is necessary to guarantee the quality and agronomic value of the compost obtained, avoiding potential risks for human health and the environment. Thus, the aim of this work was to study two different scenarios of community composting of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste separately collected in order to guarantee the effectiveness and reproducibility of the composting processes and the quality of the composts obtained. For this, the development of the process and the characteristics of the composts at agronomic, hygienic–sanitary and environmental levels were assessed in real conditions and during three cycles of the process. The results obtained show high similarity among the different composting cycles, indicating an important degree of reproducibility among the processes. In addition, the composts obtained showed a good sanitary quality, absence of phytotoxicity and low contents of potentially toxic elements, which guarantee their use in agriculture without posing any risk to human health and to the environment.
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spelling INTA164352024-01-03T12:22:54Z Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts Álvarez-Alonso, Cristina Pérez-Murcia, María Dolores Sánchez-Méndez, Silvia Martínez-Sabater, Encarnación Irigoyen, Ignacio López, Marga Nogués, Isabel Paredes, Concepción Orden, Luciano García-Rández, Ana Bustamante, María Ángeles Manejo de Desechos Desechos Sólidos Abonos Orgánicos Compost Calidad Waste Management Solid Wastes Organic Fertilizers Composts Quality Over the last several years, the models for organic waste management have changed to implement circular economy in the productive cycle. In this context, new scenarios have emerged, where the management of different organic waste streams by composting is conducted with decentralized models that manage organic wastes in a more local way. However, in these new models, the standardization of the process control and of the end-product characteristics is necessary to guarantee the quality and agronomic value of the compost obtained, avoiding potential risks for human health and the environment. Thus, the aim of this work was to study two different scenarios of community composting of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste separately collected in order to guarantee the effectiveness and reproducibility of the composting processes and the quality of the composts obtained. For this, the development of the process and the characteristics of the composts at agronomic, hygienic–sanitary and environmental levels were assessed in real conditions and during three cycles of the process. The results obtained show high similarity among the different composting cycles, indicating an important degree of reproducibility among the processes. In addition, the composts obtained showed a good sanitary quality, absence of phytotoxicity and low contents of potentially toxic elements, which guarantee their use in agriculture without posing any risk to human health and to the environment. EEA Hilario Ascasubi Fil: Álvarez-Alonso, Cristina. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH); España Fil: Pérez-Murcia, María Dolores. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH); España Fil: Sánchez-Méndez, Silvia. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH); España Fil: Martínez-Sabater, Encarnación. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH); España Fil: Irigoyen, Ignacio. Public University of Navarre. Department of Agricultural Production; España Fil: López, Marga. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Campus del Baix Llobregat. Department d‘Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia; España Fil: Nogués, Isabel. National Research Council. Research Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems; Italia Fil: Paredes, Concepción. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH); España Fil: Orden, Luciano. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH); España Fil: Orden, Luciano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina Fil: García-Rández, Ana. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH); España Fil: Bustamante, María Ángeles. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Centro de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentaria y Agroambiental (CIAGRO-UMH); España 2024-01-03T12:20:59Z 2024-01-03T12:20:59Z 2023-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16435 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/1/54 2073-4395 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010054 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Agronomy 14 (1) : 54 (January 2024)
spellingShingle Manejo de Desechos
Desechos Sólidos
Abonos Orgánicos
Compost
Calidad
Waste Management
Solid Wastes
Organic Fertilizers
Composts
Quality
Álvarez-Alonso, Cristina
Pérez-Murcia, María Dolores
Sánchez-Méndez, Silvia
Martínez-Sabater, Encarnación
Irigoyen, Ignacio
López, Marga
Nogués, Isabel
Paredes, Concepción
Orden, Luciano
García-Rández, Ana
Bustamante, María Ángeles
Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts
title Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts
title_full Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts
title_fullStr Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts
title_full_unstemmed Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts
title_short Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Decentralized Composting Scenario: Assessment of the Process Reproducibility and Quality of the Obtained Composts
title_sort municipal solid waste management in a decentralized composting scenario assessment of the process reproducibility and quality of the obtained composts
topic Manejo de Desechos
Desechos Sólidos
Abonos Orgánicos
Compost
Calidad
Waste Management
Solid Wastes
Organic Fertilizers
Composts
Quality
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16435
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/1/54
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010054
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