The deficient treatment for the organic
waste brings odors, lixiviates, greenhouse
gas emissions, diseases, vectors and low
quality products (organic fertilizers) with
high operational costs.
The use of solid organic waste, through
aerobic processes, is becoming vital as
it is understood that oxygen consumption
is crucial for this type of processes, and
that its degradation speed depends on
the properties of the waste to be treated.
It also depends on the knowledge about
the availability of devices to measure the
oxygen and the temperature levels, in an
automated way, 24 hours a day, creating
the ideal decomposition conditions within
the composting pile. At the same time,
odors are avoided, the degradation speed
increases, the quality of the product
improves, the production costs are reduced
and other emissions are minimized.
