The Friends of the Earth organization has presented a guide for companies to develop Organic waste composting. Every day tons of natural resources are wasted in the form of waste. A large percentage of these are organic. Elaborate compost has economic and environmental advantages that companies (and also households) should take advantage of.
It is estimated that organic waste represents between 30 and 50% of the total urban solid waste. Therefore, managing them properly is very important. A large part end up in landfills and incinerators, that is, they are wasted. Organic waste can be used to recover soil fertility.
He composting It is an aerobic process (in the presence of oxygen), without bad odors or rot, through which organic matter is transformed by the action of microorganisms and decomposers of the soil. The result is compost, an organic quality fertilizer that provides the lands in which practically the same beneficial effects as humus for a natural land is applied.
Environmental advantages of composting
But what benefits has composting for society? First, it has the following environmental benefits:
- The cycle of organic matter is closed.
- Natural resources are recycled and recycled.
- The amount of urban solid waste is reduced that is destined to landfills or incineration, so that problems such as soil pollution and emissions from decomposition in landfills or burning in incinerators are avoided.
- The compost fruit favors land productivity without contaminating it with harmful chemicals for ecosystems and ending up being incorporated into our food chain.
- It is a natural fertilizer, corrector of the soil structure, protector against erosion and culture substrate.
- It can also be used in landscaped and recreation areas to protect and improve their fertilization needs.
- The immature or crushed compost of pruning remains can also be used as padding in municipal squares, alcorques, etc., providing the city with spaces closest to nature.
Economic benefits of composting
But it also has Social and economic benefits:
- It is a form of environmental education.
- It encourages citizen participation and values such as responsibility, teamwork or respect for other people.
- For municipalities it is saving in the expenditure of collection and management of organic waste.
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