{"id":3420,"date":"2025-05-19T10:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biorig.energy\/is-it-possible-to-recycle-livestock-waste\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:02:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:02:59","slug":"is-it-possible-to-recycle-livestock-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biorig.energy\/en\/is-it-possible-to-recycle-livestock-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it possible to recycle livestock waste?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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A key element for the circular economy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Madrid, 16-05-25.<\/strong> Biomethane <\/a>is key to decarbonize sectors that are difficult to electrify, and it is also essential to efficiently manage the waste we generate. This Saturday, on the occasion of World Recycling Day, we share some relevant data to understand why it is so important to properly treat agricultural and livestock waste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spain has almost 270 million head of cattle<\/strong>, according to the INE.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This figure includes poultry, swine, cattle and sheep… each of which produces tons of waste each year. The management of their waste is becoming increasingly complex due to more stringent environmental regulations<\/strong> and the saturation of agricultural areas<\/strong> where it was traditionally applied as fertilizer. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, more than 68 million tons of slurry were produced in Spain.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of this amount, 6.9 million cannot be used as fertilizer<\/strong>, due to legal restrictions or lack of available agricultural land, according to AINIA. By 2035, the figure is expected to reach 79 million tons<\/strong>, of which about 10% (7.9 million tons)<\/strong> will not be usable, generating a serious environmental and logistical problem. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Many regions in Spain<\/strong> already face environmental problems<\/strong> resulting from the accumulation of waste.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regions such as Arag\u00f3n, Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y Le\u00f3n<\/strong> have particularly high levels of nitrate contamination in their soils and groundwater. These regions have a high density of livestock farms and, at the same time, a limited capacity of agricultural soils to absorb them, which means that large volumes of waste cannot be managed locally. More than 20% of groundwater sampling points exceed legal nitrate levels<\/strong>, according to the Pig Slurry Treatment Observatory. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Waste recovery: the solution is underway<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Faced with this challenge, the energy sector has an effective and proven tool:<\/span><\/span> energy recovery through biogas and biomethane plants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Biomethane production <\/h3>\n
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\n Aprovechar purines, esti\u00e9rcoles y otros residuos org\u00e1nicos como materia prima para producir biometano, un gas renovable que puede inyectarse en la red ya existente. \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Reducir las emisiones de gases contaminantes (amoniaco, metano y \u00f3xidos de nitr\u00f3geno), mejorando la calidad del aire y disminuyendo la presi\u00f3n sobre los ecosistemas. \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Transformar el residuo en fertilizante org\u00e1nico a trav\u00e9s del digestato, un subproducto m\u00e1s estable y e higienizado que previene impactos medioambientales negativos. \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Contribuir al cumplimiento de las normativas europeas de reducci\u00f3n de emisiones y protecci\u00f3n de acu\u00edferos frente a la contaminaci\u00f3n por nitratos \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\u00bfC\u00f3mo contribuye Biorig a esta transformaci\u00f3n? <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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En<\/span> Biorig<\/span> trabajamos con una misi\u00f3n clara:<\/span><\/span> transformar residuos en energ\u00eda y oportunidad<\/span><\/span>. Our activity is focused on the valorization of agricultural and livestock waste.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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