This document is focused on the generation of compost through the use of the Eisenia Foetida earthworm (Oligochaetes: Lumbricidae), which, at suitable metabolic conditions, promote the degradation of organic solid waste. This project evaluates the process of obtaining compost from organic solid waste generated in Álamos neighborhood, Bogotá, Colombia, through joint work with the community, in order to determine the amount of natural fertilizer that can be produced in the sector, in line with the policies of national organizations that intend to introduce the separation and use of households waste. It was established that organic waste accounts for 30 % of the waste generated in the sector, from which three worm farming beds were designed, with different substrates, the bed with the highest proportion (60 %) of cassava and potato residues being the one that produced the greater yield respect to the compost obtained. Regarding the quality of the product, the results obtained are similar in all the beds, reaching an excess of total nitrogen with respect to that required for commercialization. The results also present excess humidity, which suggests a drying process after obtaining the compost is needed.
keywords:
Vermiculture, Soil Management, Organic Solid Waste, Substrate, Compost and Clean Development Mechanisms.
