City Composting

I'm not sure whether I feel more like a proud parent or a compulsive chef, but either way, I find myself each morning, peering into a big bin of rotting food waste, stirring, measuring, monitoring. I've been increasingly careful about what I am putting in, adding not only my occasional mango peel or onion skin, but collecting banana peels from the masala-banana-walla and rose petals from the florist on my street. I'd argue that I have the classiest compost in the world.

By using my own food waste, and the scraps of those around me, I've been able to create fertilizer free from fossil fuels (and even free from the transportation of fertilizers from the other side of Delhi). I'm also managing my methane that is otherwise produced as my foodwaste rots in the landfills of Ghaziabad, some 30 km from Delhi center. This is nothing like Clinton Vaz's inspirational waste work in Goa nor is it as neat and beautiful as the units from Daily Dump (which I hope to scale up to soon!). But my city composting is making me proud to have found value in a waste stream otherwise ignored, and is giving me bigger ideas to work towards. I feel that my eyes are opened. Like a chef always looking for better ingredients, I walk through the market in search of even better compostables... dried leaves, fruit peels, egg shells...

If you're interested in building your own city composting system, do check out Daily Dump's units. By helping stack your waste on top of each other and cycle through these units, Daily Dump's designs are very effective at aerating compost for urban settings. They're beautiful to boot!

Rapid Organic Composting - A new age solution to organic waste

We are pleased to introduce a new product that helps compost organic waste (FOOD & OTHER ORGANIC WASTE FROM CANTEENS, RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES) much faster than any of the traditional composting methods known so far. The product is an electromechanical unit whose brochure is being attached with this mail for your reference. WHO CAN BUY ? IT Parks & SEZs, Residential Complexes, Townships, Hotels, Industrial Canteens, Fruit & Vegetable markets, Large temples INPUT TO THE UNIT Either of the below :- Direct canteen / household waste, Cut / uncut fruits & vegetables, Dry leaves, Twigs, Flowers, Paper, Grass, Weeds, Organic biosludge, etc. PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS & PROCESS IN BRIEF 1. Processes any biodegradable wet or dry organic waste as mentioned above and immediately denatures it ! 2. The smallest machine with 600 kg capacity per 8-9 hrs has a batch size of 26 kgs and the 3 ton capacity unit has a batch size of 127 kgs. 3. The process involves feeding the organic waste into the unit, along with a small amount of culture (powder) - typically, 25 - 35 gms for a 26 kg batch. 4. If the input is very wet in nature, some absorbent like sawdust or dry leaves has to be added to the input. (This additive is not required once you get the composted manure after the initial 15 day curing process - the dry manure itself can be used as an absorbent additive.) 5. The unit is run for 15 mins after which the waste is completely denatured and odor free. It does not attract any rodents, birds or animals. The wet / moist mud-like output is then spread out as heaps and left for curing. A roof is advised during monsoons so that the curing process is not affected. 6. Typically composting gets completed within 10-12 days and the final product is a highly fertile organic soil enricher. Please refer the attached e- brochure. WE ALSO OFFER SOLUTIONS FOR MUNICIPAL (TOWN LEVEL) NON HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS. Thanks & Best Regards Prashant Gudsoorkar +91 9373306463 PUNE

brochure for electromechanical unit for fast composting

we are interesting regarding fast method of city waste composting by electromechanical unit. please send details. balaji kumar

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