Implementing Community Composting in Primary Schools: First Experiences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Composting is one of the most viable alternatives to landfill disposal to reduce the environmental impacts of organic waste management, such as the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). A community composting system consisting of four 1 m<sup>3</sup> modules was installed in a selected pr...
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| description | Composting is one of the most viable alternatives to landfill disposal to reduce the environmental impacts of organic waste management, such as the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). A community composting system consisting of four 1 m<sup>3</sup> modules was installed in a selected primary school in Bellaterra (Spain) and monitored through daily analysis of the main process parameters (temperature, moisture content and interstitial oxygen) and weekly analysis of gaseous emissions (CH<sub>4</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>O and VOCs). The composting process was successful and gaseous emissions were maintained under desirable values, which can be used to support and promote this kind of initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45306841e2bb4fc1a5652f71eb0b4a6f2025-08-20T01:55:27ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912023-07-013713710.3390/ECP2023-14730Implementing Community Composting in Primary Schools: First Experiences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainMarta García-Prats0Daniel González1Javier Moral-Vico2Cristina Madrid-López3Antoni Sánchez4GICOM Research Group, Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, SpainGICOM Research Group, Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, SpainGICOM Research Group, Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, SpainSostenipra Research Group, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, SpainGICOM Research Group, Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, SpainComposting is one of the most viable alternatives to landfill disposal to reduce the environmental impacts of organic waste management, such as the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). A community composting system consisting of four 1 m<sup>3</sup> modules was installed in a selected primary school in Bellaterra (Spain) and monitored through daily analysis of the main process parameters (temperature, moisture content and interstitial oxygen) and weekly analysis of gaseous emissions (CH<sub>4</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>O and VOCs). The composting process was successful and gaseous emissions were maintained under desirable values, which can be used to support and promote this kind of initiatives.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/37/1/37community compostingbiowastecompostresourcevalorisation |
| spellingShingle | Marta García-Prats Daniel González Javier Moral-Vico Cristina Madrid-López Antoni Sánchez Implementing Community Composting in Primary Schools: First Experiences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Engineering Proceedings community composting biowaste compost resource valorisation |
| title | Implementing Community Composting in Primary Schools: First Experiences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain |
| title_full | Implementing Community Composting in Primary Schools: First Experiences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain |
| title_fullStr | Implementing Community Composting in Primary Schools: First Experiences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementing Community Composting in Primary Schools: First Experiences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain |
| title_short | Implementing Community Composting in Primary Schools: First Experiences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain |
| title_sort | implementing community composting in primary schools first experiences at universitat autonoma de barcelona spain |
| topic | community composting biowaste compost resource valorisation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/37/1/37 |
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