Effect of feeding regime on composting in bins

Storino, Francesco; Menéndez Villanueva, Sergio; Muro Erreguerena, Julio; Aparicio Tejo, Pedro María; Irigoyen Iriarte, Ignacio

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Effect of feeding regime on composting in bins

dc.contributor.author	Storino, Francesco
dc.contributor.author	Menéndez Villanueva, Sergio
dc.contributor.author	Muro Erreguerena, Julio
dc.contributor.author	Aparicio Tejo, Pedro María
dc.contributor.author	Irigoyen Iriarte, Ignacio
dc.contributor.department	Natura Ingurunearen Zientziak	eu
dc.contributor.department	Nekazaritza Ekoizpena	eu
dc.contributor.department	Ciencias del Medio Natural	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Producción Agraria	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	IdAB. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología / Agrobioteknologiako Institutua	es_ES
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-02T10:39:21Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-03T23:00:12Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description	This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Compost Science & Utilization on 2017, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2016.1202794	en
dc.description.abstract	Composting in bins is one of the most practical home composting methods. There is currently a need for greater information to improve the management of the composting process and to create home composting programs, which ensure sustainable production of high quality compost. This study investigates how two aspects of the bin feeding regime—the feeding frequency and the amount of waste applied at each feed—influence the process's evolution and the quality of the compost. Compost bins were assayed after introducing the same amount of kitchen and garden waste according to three different frequencies: in a single batch, weekly, or every 3 weeks. A fourth treatment was applied to calculate the potential waste reduction achieved by the composting process, filling the bins to the brim on a weekly basis. Temperature, mass, and volume changes; the microbial diversity (by Biolog); and gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, and NH3) were all determined during the process. At the end of the experiment, all of the composts were weighed and characterized. Results show that the main differences were very dependent on the quantity of waste provided. Large amounts of waste were added increasing the compost's temperature and maturity during the process, while slightly affecting the salinity and phytotoxicity of the final compost but without any clear effects on microbial diversity and gas emission. Therefore, from a technical point of view, the shared use of compost bins among several households (community composting) is preferable to individual us	en
dc.embargo.lift	2018-04-03
dc.embargo.terms	2018-04-03
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dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/1065657X.2016.1202794
dc.identifier.issn	1065-657X (Print)
dc.identifier.issn	2326-2397 (Electronic)
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/24149
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Compost Science and Utilization 2017, vol. 25, no. 2, 71-81	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1065657X.2016.1202794
dc.rights	© 2017 Taylor & Francis	en
dc.rights.accessRights	Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia	es
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en
dc.subject	Compostaje doméstico	es_ES
dc.subject	Compostaje comunitario	es_ES
dc.subject	Biorresiduos	es_ES
dc.subject	Home composting	en
dc.subject	Community composting	en
dc.subject	Biowaste	en
dc.subject	Prevención residuos	en
dc.subject	Waste prevention	en
dc.title	Effect of feeding regime on composting in bins	en
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