Recycling of organic wastes through composting

Composting has become a preferable option to treat organic wastes to obtain a final stable sanitized product that can be used as an organic amendment. From home composting to big municipal waste treatment plants, composting is one of the few technologies that can be practically implemented at any sc...

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Autores: Sayara, Tahseen, Hawamde, Fatina, Sánchez, Antoni|||0000-0003-4254-8528, Basheer-Salimia, Rezq|||0000-0002-8306-1217
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:234614
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/234614
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/agronomy10111838
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Organic wastes
Compost
Soil
Agriculture
Fertilizers
Fertilitzants
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Sumario:Composting has become a preferable option to treat organic wastes to obtain a final stable sanitized product that can be used as an organic amendment. From home composting to big municipal waste treatment plants, composting is one of the few technologies that can be practically implemented at any scale. This review explores some of the essential issues in the field of composting/compost research: on one hand, the main parameters related to composting performance are compiled, with especial emphasis on the maturity and stability of compost; on the other hand, the main rules of applying compost on crops and other applications are explored in detail, including all the effects that compost can have on agricultural land. Especial attention is paid to aspects such as the improvement of the fertility of soils once compost is applied, the suppressor effect of compost and some negative experiences of massive compost application.