11_3_strict_olives

IP guidelines must set out which Post-harvest treatments chemicals are permitted, clearly specifying the aim and the restrictions of their use.

Mill by-products (vegetable water and pomace) have to be treated to avoid severe damage to the environment. As an alternative they can be returned to the orchard – pomace – after composting and vegetable water is spread in allowing quantities; this increases the organic material and mineral content in soil.