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Tons of compost
for organic fertilizer
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Tons of
Biomass per year
Responsible production and consumption
Compost
Since the 1980s, we have been planning to produce compost, which comes from our nursery. Today, we apply the principles of the circular economy by reusing waste from our forestry production (sawdust), livestock production (manure) and yerba mate (discarded branches and leaves).
Every year, more than 12,000 tons of compost are produced, which we then use as organic fertilizer on the plantations.
Compost provides natural nutrition to the soil, while adding organic matter other than that already present in the soil, promoting its balance.
Biomass
Since the 1990s, Las Marías has been a pioneer in the use of wood chips from our planted forests.
It is an environmentally friendly fuel, since forests help protect the soil, and it is a renewable energy source with a neutral effect on the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Our dryers were adapted for use during the yerba mate production process, with excellent results. 55,000 tons of wood chips are used, which in our special burners produce a combustion that generates a clean gas and facilitates very precise monitoring of the process: it generates the volume of fire, with the necessary temperature, quantity and quality.
At the same time, this technology allows us to improve the quality of people's work and the quality of the final product. This is part of Las Marías' philosophy of comprehensive continuous improvement.