City waste could support urban farming

City waste could support urban farming

Researchers found that adding city waste products to local farms promoted a healthy soil microbiome and improved how tomatoes taste.

The company Envac has carried out, for the City of Zaragoza, the tasks of adapting the pneumatic waste collection system of the Valdespartera district to the organic fraction. Thus, it has been enabled to collect both organic waste and rest (general household waste) and packaging. Tatiana Gaudes, Environment Advisor of the City of Zaragoza, and municipal and Envac technicians have presented the adaptation of the pneumatic collection system of Va…