Abstract

OVIEDO-OCANA, Ricardo; MARMOLEJO-REBELLON, Luis  and  TORRES-LOZADA, Patricia. PERSPECTIVE OF APPLICATION OF BIOWASTE COMPOSTING FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES: AN APPROACH FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL. Rev. ing. univ. Medellín [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.20, pp.67-76. ISSN 1692-3324.

Biowaste represents the highest proportion from municipal solid wastes (MSW) and its major pollution potential. Composting allows to reduce the impact of MSW management and contributes to sustainability in agricultural production. In developing countries such as Colombia, aspects such as the high pollution levels in raw materials, the use of inappropriate technologies, the minimum operational and process control activities, the low product quality and the scarce commercialization and marketing have represented limited possibilities for scaling up composting implementation. This paper provides a reflection on application perspectives for biowaste composting in Colombia. Strategies like: 1) source separation and selective collection, 2) inclusion of biowaste recovery within political and legal frameworks, 3) applied research about science and engineering of composting, 4) professional, technical and operational capacity development, and 5) setting options to product promotion, are also formulated.

Keywords : Biowaste; composting; municipal solid waste.

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