Study of composition of organic solid waste for the establishment of a composting alternative, community of Barro Hondo, canton Paraíso, province of Cartago, Costa Rica ; Estudio de composición de residuos sólidos orgánicos en la comunidad de Barro Hondo, cantón Paraíso, provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica ; Estudo da composição de resíduos sólidos orgânicos na comunidade de Barro Hondo, cantão Paraíso, província de Cartago, Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, organic waste is presented as a challenge for municipalities in charge of waste management at the local level. In the country, this type of waste represents approximately 50 % of the total solid waste produced annually at the urban level. Composting is listed as an alternative for the treatment of organic waste. This article presents a study of the composition of organic waste developed in the community of Barro Hondo (Cartago, Costa Rica), whose objective was to obtain information on the characteristics of the organic waste produced by the inhabitants of the community with the intention of generating a line of knowledge, which can be used in the construction of a domestic composting model. Through this study it was possible to identify the predominance in the production of nitrogen-rich (N) and carbon-rich (C) residues; In addition, it was possible to determine the main types of waste that make up the organic fraction and the per capita production of solid waste was calculated at 0.27 kg/hab/day. The study is listed as an important planning tool for local governments or community organizations, which want to propose projects aimed at the management of organic waste. ; En Costa Rica los residuos orgánicos se presentan como un reto para las municipalidades encargadas de la gestión de residuos a nivel local. En el país este tipo de residuos representa aproximadamente el 50 % del total de residuos sólidos producidos anualmente a nivel urbano. El compostaje figura como una alternativa para el tratamiento de los residuos orgánicos. En este artículo se presenta un estudio de composición de residuos orgánicos desarrollado en la comunidad de Barro Hondo (Cartago, Costa Rica), cuyo objetivo fue obtener información sobre las características de los residuos orgánicos producidos por los habitantes de la comunidad, con la intención de generar una línea de conocimiento, que pueda ser utilizada en la construcción de un modelo de compostaje doméstico. Fue posible identificar la predominancia en la producción de ...