Compostramki: Composting

Introduction :

In our day to day life from morning to evening we come across many items which we do not want in our home. We call them as waste but in reality they do have a value. Eg : We take coffee/Tea in the morning but the packing of powder is a waste and then the coffee/Tea residue

Every family generate about 1-2 kgs of Kitchen waste and they are generally thrown out on the road or given to BBMP in plastic bags as garbage.

Waste is also generated by Temples,Hotels,Hospitals, Hostels and factories.
Temples discard used flowers and prasad.
Hotels discard left over food and vegetable waste
Hospitals discard Medical waste, food , dry waste
Factories discard Chemical waste and all types of waste

Dry waste like card board , paper can be recycled.
Ewaste and Sanitary waste has to be carefully disposed.
Wet waste or organic waste can do wonders.

We can generate Bio Gas at home or aviation fuel or power in a plant.

Bangalore generates 8000 kg of wet waste and 2000 kg taken by Shell to make aviation fuel.
The rest of the garbage was dumped in remote villages like Mandur, Mavellipura and villagers are facing all types of problems
Currently a site identified in Magadi Road for 3 months.

Do you know who collects them? BBMP Pournakarmikas
Do you know what happens to them ?

Aerobic Composting:
The waste we throw contains 60% organic waste. This 60% food waste and vegetable waste generated at home can be converted as a good manure by storing them in a Mud pot called Khambha for about 90 days. This process is called Aerobic Composting. We can do composting in two ways

Method 1: We need to add Microorganism to start the composting process in the mud pot. One spoon of this should be added along with the kitchen waste daily.

Small pieces of paper, card board also can be added to the compost. The mud pot needs constant stirring once in two days for aeration to happen. There is another way we can do the composting.

Method 2: We can add a product called Remix powder and we have to add this powder after we add the kitchen waste. The kitchen waste gets sandwiched between the layers of Remix powder. We have a nice compost after about 90 days which can be used as a manure for our garden. The prices vary from Rs 800 to Rs 2500 as on the date of this letter.

If you do not have a garden, we can pass the manure to a nearby Park. Shall we help BBMP in solving the garbage problem? They spend about 450 crores in Garbage Disposal and if we can reduce it by 50%, the saved amount can be utilized for a better purpose.

Photos of 3 Tier , 4 Tier and LIP( Leave It Pot- Tiny)