Jacky Foo, USP-Samoa wrote:
>In the data presented in Table 6, where you looked at the garbage of 2 days
>from 2 condominium buildings with 240 persons :
>>total garbage collected  264.4 kg
>>biodegradable portion  176.1 kg (66.6%)
>>inert portion                    88.3 kg (33.4%)
>In the biodegradable portion, you obtained information on
>>scraps    152.8 kg (86.8%)
>>lost food  23.3 kg (13.2%)
>of which "lost food in biodegradables" was
>>fruits and vegetables  9.1 kg (5.2%)
>>other types of food   14.2 kg (8.0%)
>There is a suggestion for a project in Samoa that composting be done at a
>household level to divert biodegradables from the open dump. I believe Samoan
>inert material may be less than in Brazil.
 

>Q: Has there been any attempt to introduce composting as a method of organic
>matter diversion to the condominium buildings ?
 

The answer is no. This simply does not make sense. Condominiums are high rise
apartment buildings in the city center with no common space whatever
available except for parking.
 

>Q: How do you think the condominium residents will respond ?
 

I am afraid they would laugh at me.
 

>Q: What do you think the major obstracles will be in the introduction of
>composting for condominium users in Brazil ?
 

1. Absence of physical infrastructure for this type of activity.
2. This idea is exactly the opposite of what our management model proposes.
We mean to simplify life of residents, not complicate it.

Best wishes and thanks for the considerations.
M.Fehr