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Picture 13.: Part of the ‘CTM’ compost turning machine at Tufino plant in Italy
6.4.4. The Cupello composting scheme
Cupello is a small town located in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. The
municipality population is approximately 4 695 inhabitants <strong>and</strong> covers an area
of 48 km 2 . The local Municipality of Cupello manages the composting
management sceme described in this section.(Success stories on composting
<strong>and</strong> separate collection., 2000)
The Cupello composting scheme began to operate in 1998. Until then, only 1%
of the biodegradable household waste was collected. The scheme added a
totally different way of bio waste treatment in this small city. The management
plan included of the following actions:
door-to-door collection of
times a week
biodegradable waste three
door-to-door collection of paper <strong>and</strong> plastic once a
month
collection of dry non-recyclable waste twice a week
(Success stories on composting <strong>and</strong> separate collection., 2000)
In the industrial region of the village operates a collection centre but only food
waste is collected separately. The reason for this is the need for the public to