From 27 to 28 August the 3rd CORE pilot action of the Agency for Environment and Climate of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano South Tyrol (EPA APBST) place.
Advisory partners from Vlaco vzw (BE) and ECN, the contracted researcher from Institute for Circular Economy of BOKU Vienna, the operators from REM-TEC and ECO Center Spa and the pilot action responsibles from the waste management office of EPA APBST discussed the results of the 2nd trial of post-composting residues from the fruit and brewery industries with the digestate from the bio-waste separately collected in the region of Bolzano. The aim of this pilot action is to treat the local bio-waste and similar residues from agriculture and fruit and beverage production biologically and to produce high quality compost which can be use organic soil improver and organic fertiliser locally.
In a first session the results of the measurements on the composting site (emissions, odours) and of the compost samples, which are taken regularly, were discussed. A visit of the composting site at REM-TEC followed in the afternoon. On the second day further developments on supporting and improving the use of the bio-waste-recycled products in South Tyrol were discussed within the project group together with the representative of Focus Group ‘Compost & Agriculture’ of the South Tyrolean Farmer’s association.
The CORE pilot action of Bolzano is coming to an end and the results from the two trials on post-composting digestate with different plant-based fractions are promising. Considerations are undertaken to build up a post-composting plant and to implement quality assurance as a guiding principal in this region.
Further info about the CORE pilot action Bolzano can be found here and in the CORE project news section.
The pilot action is co-founded under the Interreg project ‘Composting in rural environments’ by the European Union.
