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Strategies for the Sustainable Management of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Waste

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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
卷 12, 期 19, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app12199400

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municipal waste management; Posidonia oceanica (L; ) Delile; carbon footprint; pruning of municipal gardens

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  1. research line Valorization of Urban Solid Waste through Composting of the Chair of Municipal Infrastructures City Hall of Cartagena-UPCT

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The management of organic municipal waste is a major concern for waste managers in developed countries. Composting and using the compost in agricultural activities is a growing and viable option for waste management. This research presents a management proposal for Cartagena city in Spain, evaluating the composting of different residues and proposing composting strategies for different urban nuclei.
The organic fraction of municipal waste, OFMW, management is one of the main concerns for urban waste managers in developed countries. Composting this biodegradable urban waste and using the compost in agricultural activities is a quickly growing method and is a viable option to manage urban waste in both the developed and the developing world. This research presents the example of the management proposal for Cartagena city in Spain, in which the technical and environment feasibility has been studied. This work aimed to evaluate the composting of a mixture of different residues, namely organic waste, pruning, and Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, which was collected from the beaches of the municipality while cleaning. Mixtures 1, M1 (composed of 20% OFMW and 40% pruning and seaweed) and 3, M3 (composed of 30% OFMW and 70% pruning) proved to be the best to reach the ideal compost (1.23-0.08-1.28 NPK and 2.22-0.33-3.45 NPK, respectively). An extreme mixture, M2, was evaluated (50% PO; 50% pruning) but poor results were obtained due to a non-optimal initial C/N by not containing OFMW. At the same time, the volumes by urban nucleus and the viability of different composting strategies have been studied, proposing that 180,000 inhabitants use the centralized composting plant and almost 31,000 inhabitants use self-composting and community composting. Considering the carbon footprint of this management, the value was 50% lower than the total management in a centralized plant. Moreover, the final use of compost is optimum with self-composting and community composting because it is nearest to agricultural consumptions, also reducing the transport of the final product.

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