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Composting of < 100 mm Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste

S. Mato

Dpto. Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias de Vigo, Universidad de Vigo, Apdo. 874, 36200 (Vigo) Spain

D. Otero

Dpto. Biologia Animal, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, (La Coruña) Spain

M. Garcia

Dpto. Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ciencias de Vigo, Universidad de Vigo, Apdo. 874, 36200 (Vigo) Spain

A low cost solution for management of municipal solid waste in small municipalities was investigated; composting experiments were done using domestic waste. Particles > 100 mm were removed, the screened substrate ( < 100 mm) was used for composting experiments on static piles. The results have shown that the size of waste does not affect composting. Though the inert material left greatly adds to the porosity, rainfall does not markedly affect the process; in fact excessive dryness gave the least stable end product, and total nitrogen, ammoniacal nitrogen and phosphorus content were the best pointers to the instability.

Key Words: Composting • municipal solid waste • maturity • Spain.

Waste Management & Research, Vol. 12, No. 4, 315-325 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X9401200404
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