{"id":25478,"date":"2025-11-16T00:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T05:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=25478"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:06:07","slug":"composting-101-training-guide","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/composting-101-training-guide","title":{"rendered":"Compostaje 101: Gu\u00eda para el compostaje comunitario"},"template":"","class_list":["post-25478","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-fact-sheets-guides","initiatives-composting-for-community","topics-community-composting","topics-compostaje","topics-zero-waste","impact_areas-climate-and-environmental-justice","authors-linda-bilsens-brolis"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":672,"background_color":"tan","article_type":[31],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":[42,121,68],"impact_areas":[16],"abstract":"ILSR\u2019s Composting 101 Training Guide covers the fundamentals of community composting, including benefits of composting, building and managing a compost pile, and troubleshooting.","authors_tax":[635]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El documento Composting 101: A Guide to Community Composting (Compostaje 101: Gu\u00eda para el compostaje comunitario) del ILSR, disponible en ingl\u00e9s y espa\u00f1ol, abarca los fundamentos del compostaje comunitario, incluyendo los beneficios del compostaje, la construcci\u00f3n y gesti\u00f3n de una pila de compostaje y la resoluci\u00f3n de problemas. <\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esta gu\u00eda se elabor\u00f3 con el fin de proporcionar una gu\u00eda pr\u00e1ctica sencilla para los compostadores comunitarios y ayudar a los sitios de compostaje comunitario a capacitar a sus propios participantes comunitarios. <\/span>\r\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qu\u00e9 incluye:\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Una introducci\u00f3n al arte y la ciencia del compostaje<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Una receta sencilla para hacer compost y consejos sobre los materiales recomendados para el compostaje comunitario.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pasos comunes en el compostaje<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Descarga las gu\u00edas completas:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn :version-1 :size-1 :full-width-false\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/21YuZDKtRRsiVtX3Bg82Zbwd2g9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ingl\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a class=\"btn :version-1 :size-1 :full-width-false\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/d2g9c.share.hsforms.com\/2aDkMyJ-6RyOLY5q-vhwmlw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_accordion","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_accordion":{"title":"Acerca del compostaje","items":[{"title":"What is composting?\u00a0","text":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting is a controlled process where raw organic materials, such as food scraps and dry leaves, are decomposed (broken down) by fungi, bacteria, and other microbes. The result is compost: a dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling soil amendment.<\/span>"},{"title":"What are the benefits of community composting?\u00a0","text":"<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reduces waste: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wasted food is the largest single component of everyday garbage. Composting food scraps and yard trimmings keeps waste out of polluting landfills and incinerators.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Grows Community:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Community composting encourages people to engage with each other while learning how their food is grown. Commercial sites sustain 4-8 times more jobs per ton than landfills and incinerators.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Protects the climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Landfills and incinerators emit potent greenhouse gases. But compost added to soils helps sequester carbon \u2014 or pull carbon from the atmosphere \u2014 while reducing the need for fertilizers made with fossil fuels.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enhances soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Applied to soil, compost adds soil organic matter and enhances structure, fertility, microbial activity, water holding capacity, and ability to resist plant diseases.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},{"title":"How can I learn about composting at home? ","text":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about composting with worms with our <a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/article\/composting-for-community\/vermicomposting-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vermicomposting 101 Guide,<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> learn about backyard hot composting with our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/article\/composting-for-community\/home-composting-101-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Composting 101 Guide,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explore our other <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/composting\/home-composting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Composting Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;"},{"title":"How can I learn more about composting in my community?","text":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about composting in your community with our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/composting\/community-composters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Composter Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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