Compostaje: Uso Inteligente de los Desechos Orgánicos - TvAgro por Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo

Twitter @juangangel In the municipality of Andes, Antioquia, efforts are underway to transform organic waste into compost. Single mothers are responsible for processing the waste collected by the city's sanitation system. This is all part of an initiative involving 14 people and various entities, including the Antioquia Governor's Office, the FAO, the municipality of Andes, and the municipal garbage collection company. Composting is the aerobic degradation (in the presence of oxygen) of organic matter by the action of microorganisms under controlled conditions of aeration, humidity, and temperature. These microorganisms transform degradable waste into a stable and sanitized product, suitable for use in the soil as fertilizer or substrate (Yu et al., 2008). It can also be defined as a biological process in an aerobic environment, in which moist organic solids are transformed into more stable forms called compost (Senesi, 1998). Humus-like substances (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Zapata, R. Medellín). According to Colombian Technical Standard NTC-5167, composting is the aerobic oxidation process of organic materials that leads to a minimum maturation stage (stabilization), converting them into a stable and safe organic resource for use in agriculture (NTC-5167). The Colombian Ministry of Environment and Territorial Development (2006) defined composting as the biological process in the presence of oxygen, most frequently used for the transformation of the organic fraction (garden waste, source-separated domestic solid waste) into a single, stable material known as compost. Starting with an adequate amount of organic waste, organic matter, minerals, and microorganisms are added so that decomposition reactions can occur under appropriate aeration and humidity conditions. Basic Principles of Composting In the waste pile, different groups of microorganisms will begin to work, breaking down the molecules from the simplest to the most complex, transforming them into compost. In fact, it's a natural process, like when leaves fall from trees in a forest and become humus. Through composting, humans are simply trying to provide the right conditions to accelerate the process, and this process will generate a dark-colored product with a light consistency and an earthy odor, which bears no resemblance to the materials from which it originated. Source Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo www.tvagro.tv

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