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A case study is being developed in two higher education institutions belonging to the metropolitan regions of São Paulo/SP and Vitória/ES, Brazil, aiming the evaluation of the use and operation of composting methods. Different household operational systems are being evaluated in the institutions involved. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used for characterization and quantification of generated organic waste. Operation of the various systems of selective collection and composting are also evaluated. The main results refer to the evaluation of small-scale composting in institutional environments and different methods, under both health and environmental viewpoint. Strengths and weak points are being raised. While it appears that local composting initiatives do not represent a significant gain in quantitative organic waste recovery and may represent a slight diversion of the load of landfills, their potential for implementation is very important. This paper is relevant because it shows that is possible to implement composting methods in home environment, either in external or internal areas, and in environments such as schools, public squares, teaching and research institutions, among others, allied the pedagogical component of the development of composting influencing the behavior of the generators of waste.
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Bringhenti, J.R., Korres, A.M.N., Moreira, A.M.M., Rocha, S.M., Günther, W.M.R. (2018). Organic Waste Composting and Vermicomposting as Sustainable Practice in Higher Education Institutions. In: Leal Filho, W., Frankenberger, F., Iglecias, P., Mülfarth, R. (eds) Towards Green Campus Operations. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76885-4_10
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