Individual Composting
What is it?
Individual self-composting is a way of making the most of domestic bio-waste (food scraps and plant residues) in a private house or in a restricted area.
The organic waste producers are responsible for adding in bio-waste, carrying out the composter's maintenance (with the advice and training of specialised staff) and using the resulting compost.
If you are interested in composting, check if your municipality is part of the Plan Revitaliza. The Deputación de Pontevedra is distributing individual composters among households with suitable vegetable gardens or balconies. You will be given all the materials and the necessary information to kick-start your individual composter.
How to compost?
In order to obtain good compost you need to mix different types of dry or humid organic waste or bio-waste (food scraps or grass) with dry materials (crushed or broken branches, dry leaves…), working as bulking agents.
Technical support
The Plan Revitaliza is based on the latest available findings and technologies and relies on a structured system with strict controls to guarantee that composting is performed in the best conditions.
The Deputación works with skilled staff that offers technical support to citizens: the master composters, who are experts that coordinate the core staff from municipalities and other cooperating institutions to manage composting in individual composters and deal with any issues that may arise.
If you have any doubts in regard to composting, please contact you municipality's master composter. You can reach us at revitaliza@revitaliza.gal or at (+34) 886 210 600.