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Home and community composting for on-site treatment of urban organic waste : perspective for Europe and Canada

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As a result of urbanization and economic prosperity, which has accelerated the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) along with its organic fraction, the management of MSW is a challenge faced by urban centres worldwide, including the European Union (EU) and Canada. Within a concept of waste recovery, the source separation and on-site treatment of urban organic waste (UOW) can resolve some of the major economic issues faced by urban centres along with the environmental and social issues associated with landfilling. In this context and in a comparison with the traditional landfilling practice, this paper examines on-site UOW composting strategies using a combination of centralized composting facilities, community composting centres and home composting. This study consisted of a feasibility and economic study based on available data and waste management costs. The results indicate that on-site treatment of UOW using practices such as home and community composting can lower management costs by 50, 37 and 34% for the rich European countries (annual GDP over US$25 000), the poorer European countries (annual GDP under US$25 000), and Canada, respectively. Furthermore, on-site composting can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% for Europe and Canada, despite gas capture practices on landfill sites. However, the performance of home composters and the quality of the compost products are issues to be further addressed for the successful implementation of UOW on-site composting.
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hal-00677364 , version 1 (08-03-2012)

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Benu Adhikari, A. Trémier, José Martinez, S. Barrington. Home and community composting for on-site treatment of urban organic waste : perspective for Europe and Canada. Waste Management and Research, 2010, 28 (11), p. 1039 - p. 1053. ⟨10.1177/0734242X10373801⟩. ⟨hal-00677364⟩

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