{"id":43472,"date":"2022-04-06T07:48:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T05:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/?p=43472"},"modified":"2022-04-06T07:48:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T05:48:34","slug":"compostaje-domestico-vs-compostaje-industrial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2022\/04\/06\/compostaje-domestico-vs-compostaje-industrial\/","title":{"rendered":"Compostaje dom\u00e9stico vs compostaje industrial"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43472\" class=\"elementor elementor-43472 elementor-43471\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-186bb815 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"186bb815\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-717d635b\" data-id=\"717d635b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e9322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4e9322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/199\/2022\/04\/Compostaje-domestico-vs-compostaje-industrial.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-43475\" alt=\"Compostaje dom\u00e9stico vs compostaje industrial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/199\/2022\/04\/Compostaje-domestico-vs-compostaje-industrial.png 1250w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/199\/2022\/04\/Compostaje-domestico-vs-compostaje-industrial-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/199\/2022\/04\/Compostaje-domestico-vs-compostaje-industrial-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/199\/2022\/04\/Compostaje-domestico-vs-compostaje-industrial-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">aimplas.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aecddd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2aecddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compostaje dom\u00e9stico vs compostaje industrial<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b91c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5b91c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-bkn-standfirst\">\n<header class=\"oneabb-newsbank-news-Header\">\n<div id=\"part3115321\" class=\"P13\">\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el compostaje?<\/h2>\n<p>El compostaje es un proceso biol\u00f3gico aer\u00f3bico de valorizaci\u00f3n de residuos en condiciones controladas cuyo resultado es la obtenci\u00f3n de compost. Es as\u00ed como los\u00a0<b>envases y embalajes compostables\u00a0<\/b>son una respuesta efectiva a la\u00a0<b>econom\u00eda circular<\/b>, pues la adecuada gesti\u00f3n de sus residuos da lugar a la obtenci\u00f3n de un compost de calidad. El\u00a0<b>compost de calidad<\/b>\u00a0se caracteriza por ser estable y libre de compuestos fitot\u00f3xicos, de manera que aporta nutrientes al suelo y genera un efecto positivo en su estructura, reduciendo los requerimientos de agua para riego en per\u00edodos de sequ\u00eda y aumentando el potencial de retenci\u00f3n de humedad de los suelos.<\/p>\n<h2>Tipos de compostaje<\/h2>\n<p>El compostaje puede realizarse tanto bajo condiciones dom\u00e9sticas como industriales, esta decisi\u00f3n depende en gran medida de la capacidad de gesti\u00f3n de los residuos en el destino final del producto. As\u00ed que en pa\u00edses en los que el compostaje dom\u00e9stico est\u00e1 m\u00e1s expandido se puede aplicar esta opci\u00f3n, mientras que, en pa\u00edses, cuya prioridad son las plantas de tratamiento de compost, lo m\u00e1s apropiado ser\u00e1 el compostaje industrial.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Compostabilidad dom\u00e9stica<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>El\u00a0<b>compostaje dom\u00e9stico<\/b>\u00a0es una opci\u00f3n atractiva ya que fomenta la responsabilidad local de la gesti\u00f3n de los desechos y elimina los costos de su recolecci\u00f3n y transporte, sin embargo, las condiciones generales (temperatura, humedad y aireaci\u00f3n (O2)) del proceso son dif\u00edciles de controlar. La temperatura y la humedad son mucho m\u00e1s bajas y fluctuantes que en una planta de compostaje industrial, debido a que los vol\u00famenes de residuos son mucho menores y se presentan recurrentes p\u00e9rdidas de calor, esto a su vez hace que la carga microbiana no se mantenga estable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Compostabilidad industrial<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>En contraste, el<b>\u00a0compostaje industrial<\/b>\u00a0se lleva a cabo en plantas especiales de compostaje, que cuentan con condiciones controladas. Estas plantas alcanzan temperaturas pr\u00f3ximas a los 65 \u1d52C y mantienen un sistema de aireaci\u00f3n constante que garantiza el suministro de ox\u00edgeno y un adecuado nivel de humedad. Todo ello hace que las plantas de compostaje presenten una mayor carga y diversidad de microorganismos, entre los que se incluyen los term\u00f3filos, aumentando la eficiencia del proceso y reduciendo los tiempos de biodegradaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 requisitos debe cumplir un envase compostable?<\/h2>\n<p>Los envases o embalajes catalogados como compostables deben cumplir una serie de requisitos comprendidos en la\u00a0<strong>norma\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aimplas.es\/blog\/ok-compost-en-espana-esquema-certificacion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNE-EN ISO 13432<\/a><\/strong>, la cual incluye 4 ensayos que han de llevarse a cabo en laboratorios certificados, estos ensayos se enumeran a continuaci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Caracterizaci\u00f3n qu\u00edmica del material: determinaci\u00f3n de metales pesados, fl\u00faor, s\u00f3lidos vol\u00e1tiles e identificaci\u00f3n del material.<\/li>\n<li>Biodegradaci\u00f3n aer\u00f3bica en condiciones de compostaje.<\/li>\n<li>Desintegraci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>Ecotoxicidad en plantas superiores.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Los ensayos de biodegradaci\u00f3n y la ecotoxicidad dependen principalmente de las caracter\u00edsticas del material, mientras que su forma y espesor tambi\u00e9n determinan su grado de desintegraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<h2>Condiciones de compostaje<\/h2>\n<p>Como ya se ha mencionado<strong>\u00a0las condiciones del compostaje dom\u00e9stico e industrial difieren entre s\u00ed<\/strong>, as\u00ed que los ensayos se conducen tanto en temperaturas como en tiempos diferentes. La compostabilidad dom\u00e9stica se eval\u00faa a 25 \u1d52C, mientras que la compostabilidad industrial se eval\u00faa en torno a los 58 \u1d52C. La norma establece que los materiales compostables deben alcanzar una biodegradaci\u00f3n mayor al 90% en un periodo m\u00e1ximo de 6 y de 12 meses bajo condiciones dom\u00e9sticas e industriales, respectivamente. Por su parte, la desintegraci\u00f3n se determina en un tiempo fijo de 3 meses en condiciones industriales y en el doble de tiempo en condiciones dom\u00e9sticas. Esta diferencia en los tiempos indica la complejidad del proceso en condiciones dom\u00e9sticas, de manera que algunos materiales compostables a nivel industrial no necesariamente resultan compostables a nivel dom\u00e9stico.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf0bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"daf0bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aimplas.es\/blog\/compostaje-domestico-vs-compostaje-industrial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lee la noticia 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Have you ever wondered where the tradition of giving chocolate in a heart-shaped box originated? Chocolate has<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2026\/02\/19\/did-you-know-the-iconic-heart-shaped-chocolate-box-was-born-in-the-19th-century\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Did you know\u2026 the iconic heart-shaped chocolate box was born in the 19th century?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-172268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-ecommerce-sustainability-and-retail category-packaging-design category-packaging-machinery-technology tag-digital-tags-en tag-digital-tags\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2026\/02\/04\/aimplas-strengthens-its-research-lines-in-2025-to-promote-sustainability-in-the-plastics-sector\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAIMPLAS strengthens its research lines in 2025 to promote sustainability in the plastics sector\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The plastics sector is moving towards a more sustainable, competitive model that is aligned with European regulations thanks to the drive for R&amp;D&amp;I. In this<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2026\/02\/04\/aimplas-strengthens-its-research-lines-in-2025-to-promote-sustainability-in-the-plastics-sector\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about AIMPLAS strengthens its research lines in 2025 to promote sustainability in the plastics sector\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-172266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-food-and-beverage category-packaging-design category-packaging-machinery-technology tag-august-2026 tag-elimination tag-envases-en tag-envelopes tag-regulations tag-ue-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2026\/02\/04\/the-eu-is-changing-the-rules-and-in-2026-will-require-bars-and-restaurants-to-eliminate-ketchup-sugar-and-oil-sachets\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe EU is changing the rules and in 2026 will require bars and restaurants to eliminate ketchup, sugar and oil sachets.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>No more individual sachets of sauces, sugar or salt in Spanish bars and restaurants. The European Union has already set a date for the definitive<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2026\/02\/04\/the-eu-is-changing-the-rules-and-in-2026-will-require-bars-and-restaurants-to-eliminate-ketchup-sugar-and-oil-sachets\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The EU is changing the rules and in 2026 will require bars and restaurants to eliminate ketchup, sugar and oil sachets.\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-171965 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-a-coffee-with tag-entrevista-en tag-nieves-en tag-responsable-de-compras-global-en-deoleo-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.empackmadrid.com\/en\/2026\/01\/02\/a-coffee-with-nieves-ocana-head-of-global-purchasing-at-deoleo\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA coffee with Nieves Oca\u00f1a, Head of Global Purchasing at DEOLEO\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Empack: Tell us a bit about your experience at Deoleo and what your day-to-day work within the company is like. 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