El Robledo Community Composting
El Robledo, Spain · Operator: El Robledo community
Overview
Small town south of Madrid (pop. ~2,000) where over 100 families operate a community composting facility, processing organic waste collectively and supporting local agriculture
Citizen participation
Over 100 families participate in collective composting and resource recycling
Operating model
Community-based joint management of organic waste with linkage to local agriculture
Impact
Reduced organic waste, established local resource cycles, strengthened community cohesion
Crops
- compost products
Scale
Community composting facility serving over 100 families
Sources（1）
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