Integration of a communal henhouse and community composter to increase motivation in recycling programs: overview of a three-year pilot experience in Noáin (Spain)

Storino, Francesco; Plana, Ramón; Aparicio Tejo, Pedro María; Muro Erreguerena, Julio; Irigoyen Iriarte, Ignacio

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Integration of a communal henhouse and community composter to increase motivation in recycling programs: overview of a three-year pilot experience in Noáin (Spain)

dc.contributor.author	Storino, Francesco
dc.contributor.author	Plana, Ramón	es_ES
dc.contributor.author	Aparicio Tejo, Pedro María
dc.contributor.author	Muro Erreguerena, Julio
dc.contributor.author	Irigoyen Iriarte, Ignacio
dc.contributor.department	Ciencias del Medio Natural	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Natura Ingurunearen Zientziak	eu
dc.contributor.department	Producción Agraria	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Nekazaritza Ekoizpena	eu
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-02T10:17:55Z
dc.date.available	2020-12-02T10:17:55Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	This paper presents a three-year pilot experience of a new municipal waste management system developed in Navarre, Spain that integrates composting and hens. The aim of this new system is to motivate the general public to participate more in waste prevention programs. The Composter-Henhouse (CH) is a compact facility comprised of a henhouse and three composters. This is shared by 30 families who provide the organic part of their kitchen waste to feed the hens. Hens help speed up the composting process by depositing their droppings and turning the organic residue into compost. This study assesses the CH in terms of treatment capacity, the technical adequacy of the composting process, the quality and safety of the compost obtained and some social aspects. Over three years, the CH has managed nearly 16.5 tons of organic waste and produced approximately 5600 kg of compost and more than 6000 high-quality fresh eggs. No problems or nuisances have been reported and the level of animal welfare has been very high. The follow up of the composting process (temperature, volume reduction and compost maturity) and a physicochemical and microbiological analysis of the compost have ensured the proper management of the process. The level of involvement and user satisfaction has been outstanding and the project has presented clear social benefits.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	The study was financially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (projects AGL2012-37815-C05-05 and AGL2015-64582-C3-1-R).	en
dc.format.extent	20 p.
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dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/su10030690
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/38823
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	MDPI	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability, 2018, 10(3): 690	en
dc.relation.projectID	info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//AGL2012-37815-C05-05/ES/	en
dc.relation.projectID	info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//AGL2015-64582-C3-1-R/ES/	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://doi.org/10.3390/su10030690
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dc.rights.accessRights	Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	Community composting	en
dc.subject	Urban farming	en
dc.subject	Low-tech composting	en
dc.title	Integration of a communal henhouse and community composter to increase motivation in recycling programs: overview of a three-year pilot experience in Noáin (Spain)	en
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