Solid waste has been a major challenge for public authorities. In Brazil, this issue has been increasingly discussed both in the legal context, in legislation and legislation, as well as in management practices involving society, businesses and educational institutions. The enactment of the National Solid Waste Policy in 2010 resulted in the decommissioning of the waste in order to provide environmentally adequate disposal in landfills of waste whose technical and economic possibilities for treatment have already been exhausted. According to research carried out by ABRELPRE (2012), approximately 51.4 % of the municipal solid waste (MSW) in Brazil consists of organic waste and this fraction is suitable for treatment through composting and biodigestion. Educational institutions play a key role in the development of new techniques and are always a laboratory of ideas in search of solutions. This research sought to analyse equipment and propose a composting plant model for the management of organic waste from IFFluminense Campus Macaé. According to the reality of the Institute, it is concluded that the ideal process technology is the one made up of a drum with drills that provide the best aeration.