[[Image:Ecuador composting method (Peru).JPG|thumb|A mud layer being placed on a layer of organic biomass, Monte de los Olivos, [[Ucayali Region|Ucayali]], Peru]]
[[Image:Ecuador composting method-leaves cover (Peru).jpg|thumb|Compost pile covered by leaves of banana (''Musa''), Santa Tereza, Ucayali, Peru]]
The '''Ecuador composting method''' is a commontraditional small-scale [[composting]] practicetechnique commonly practiced in the lowlandslowland regions of [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. TheThis compostmethod pileinvolves isconstructing embeddeda compost pile on the treea [[Trunk (botany)|trunk]] or [[pseudo trunk|banana stalks]], with a palecentral pole erectedinserted in the middle. [[Biomass|Organic matter]] is placed in layerslayered on the trunksbase or stalks, each layer beingand covered bywith [[mud]],soil or inlaid via different types ofother organic matter. WhenAfter the pile isreaches abouta 1.2 meterscertain highheight, it is watered and covered bywith biglarge leaves. After some time, whenOnce the compost pile settles down, the central palepole is removed forto facilitate [[aeration]]. This composting method is typically doneused inby aindigenous small-scale,communities byand indigenousserves as an effective way to recycle organic waste in these villagersregions.
