Responsible Consumption and Production

Compost

Since the 1980s, we have been planning the production of compost, from our own nursery. Today we are applying circular economy principles by reusing the waste from our forestry production (sawdust), livestock production (manure) and yerba mate production (discarded branches and leaves).

Every year, more than 12,000 tons of compost are produced, which we then use as organic fertilizer in the plantations.

Compost provides natural nutrition to soils, while adding organic matter other than that which is present in the soil, favoring 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. It is a renewable energy source and is neutral in the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Our dryers were adapted for use during the yerba mate elaboration process, with excellent results. We use 55,000 tons of wood chips, which in our special burners produce a combustion that generates a clean gas and facilitates a very accurate monitoring of the process: it generates the volume of fire, with the necessary temperature, quantity, and quality.

In addition, this technology improves the quality of people's work and the quality of the final product. This is part of Las Marias' philosophy of integral continuous improvement.