Development of organic fertilizers from food market waste and urban gardening by composting in Ecuador.

ABSTRACT: Currently, the management of urban waste streams in developing countries is not optimized yet, and in many cases these wastes are disposed untreated in open dumps. This fact causes serious environmental and health problems due to the presence of contaminants and pathogens. Frequently, the use of specific low-cost strategies reduces the total amount of wastes. These strategies are mainly associated to the identification, separate collection and composting of specific organic waste streams, such as vegetable and fruit refuses from food markets and urban gardening activities. Concretely, in the Chimborazo Region (Ecuador), more than 80% of municipal solid waste is dumped into environment due to the lack of an efficient waste management strategy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop

SUBMITTER: Jara-Samaniego J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5519165 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature