Organic municipal solid wastes: Analyzing a system transition

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2020

Authors

Padrão, A (Author) Other; Guerner Dias, AJ (Author) FCUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III - Selected papers from the 5th International Conference Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2019

Pages: 175-180

5th International Conference Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2019

4 September 2019 through 6 September 2019

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Authenticus ID: P-00R-RX8

DOI: 10.1201/9780429289798-28

Abstract (EN): Recycling of matter is essential to the agroecosystems that support our society, and developing an optimal system to valorize organic wastes, turning them into a sustainable source of agricultural fertilizer, is a pressing concern. However, even the systems utilized in developed countries such as Portugal are deficient, either lacking the capacity to recycle sufficient organic waste or failing to ensure the quality of the resulting compost. This paper focuses on the possibility of waste management companies adopting a system based on domestic sorting of organic waste, analyzing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with such transition. © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific