Revista de gestión de la biodiversidad y silvicultura

Different methods for turning olive pomace in resource: Benefits of the end products for agricultural purpose

Muscolo Adele 

In Mediterranean countries the olive oil industry produces, yearly, a huge quantity of pollutant wastes in a short time affecting soil and groundwater quality for their high content of phenols and wax. With the use of biological processes, we can transform these wastes into fertilizers for a sustainable agriculture. We used different methods anaerobic digestion, aerobic digestion, and crude agricultural waste management system to produce organic fertilizers