Strategies for the Sustainable Management of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Waste

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dc.contributor.authorDolores Gomez-Lopez, Maria
dc.contributor.authorEl Bied, Oumaima
dc.contributor.authorCarlos Beltra, Juan
dc.contributor.authorYanardag, Ibrahim Halil
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorFaz, Angel
dc.contributor.authorZornoza, Raul
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:37:53Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:37:53Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe organic fraction of municipal waste, OFMW, management is one of the main concerns for urban waste managers in developed countries. Composting this biodegradable urban waste and using the compost in agricultural activities is a quickly growing method and is a viable option to manage urban waste in both the developed and the developing world. This research presents the example of the management proposal for Cartagena city in Spain, in which the technical and environment feasibility has been studied. This work aimed to evaluate the composting of a mixture of different residues, namely organic waste, pruning, and Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, which was collected from the beaches of the municipality while cleaning. Mixtures 1, M1 (composed of 20% OFMW and 40% pruning and seaweed) and 3, M3 (composed of 30% OFMW and 70% pruning) proved to be the best to reach the ideal compost (1.23-0.08-1.28 NPK and 2.22-0.33-3.45 NPK, respectively). An extreme mixture, M2, was evaluated (50% PO; 50% pruning) but poor results were obtained due to a non-optimal initial C/N by not containing OFMW. At the same time, the volumes by urban nucleus and the viability of different composting strategies have been studied, proposing that 180,000 inhabitants use the centralized composting plant and almost 31,000 inhabitants use self-composting and community composting. Considering the carbon footprint of this management, the value was 50% lower than the total management in a centralized plant. Moreover, the final use of compost is optimum with self-composting and community composting because it is nearest to agricultural consumptions, also reducing the transport of the final product.
dc.description.sponsorshipresearch line Valorization of Urban Solid Waste through Composting of the Chair of Municipal Infrastructures City Hall of Cartagena-UPCT
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to give a special thank you to Pedro Yepes from the Cartagena City Council. This work has been financed with the research line Valorization of Urban Solid Waste through Composting of the Chair of Municipal Infrastructures City Hall of Cartagena-UPCT.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app12199400
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417
dc.identifier.issue19
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4883-1818
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3264-8234
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2558-9600
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7291-5742
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-8204-2914
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85140028566
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/app12199400
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/5270
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000866585700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Sciences-Basel
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260612
dc.subjectMunicipal Waste Management
dc.subjectPosidonia Oceanica (L
dc.subject) Delile
dc.subjectCarbon Footprint
dc.subjectPruning Of Municipal Gardens
dc.titleStrategies for the Sustainable Management of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Waste
dc.typeArticle

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