Terra à Terra – Home Composting Project

Type de pratique Recycle

Nom de la pratique Terra à Terra – Home Composting Project

Nom de l’acteur principal LIPOR, Intermunicipalized Waste Management of Greater Porto

Type d’acteur(s) Autorités publiques

Pays Portugal

Etape de mise en œuvre Fin de vie

Année de mise en œuvre 2007

Opérations déjà accomplies/en cours Lipor is the entity responsible for the management of around 480 000 tons per year of municipal solid waste around Greater Porto. Lipor also promotes home composting, makes available subsidised composting bins, provides compost training as well as other ways of managing bio-waste including on-site composting in schools, companies and other institutions. This program is targeting the placement of 10.000 composting bins. The Terra à Terra - Home Composting Project aims to promote the organic waste reduction at households, schools, institutions and companies of Lipor’s Municipalities. The 10.000 composting bins are given for free to the participants after attending a 3 hour free composting session. Lipor commits itself to provide continuous assistance to the participants through answering the phone or giving assistance at the residences. The real cost of a compost bin is around 40 € and is financed partly by the cohesion fund and partly by Lipor.

Résultats et impacts Lipor has so far distributed more than 6.200 composting bins. It is estimated that the home composting project allows for a reduction of more than 480Kg/compost bin/year of bio- waste. With this project the reduction potential is about 4.800 ton bio-waste/year, assuming that 10.000 compost bins are distributed and properly used. Lipor aims to prevent the emission of 845 ton CO2/year (1 ton bio-waste incinerated = 0,170 ton CO2).