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Latest revision as of 14:58, 28 June 2022
Title of the script: Wet waste management composting
Author: Ritika
Reviewer: Nancy Varkey
Keywords: wet waste management composting, container for composting
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Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Wet waste management composting. |
In this tutorial, we will discuss another method of treating municipal solid waste called composting. | |
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Follow this simple step-by-step guide for home composting.
Select any large container (basket/ earthen pot/ bin) with a height of not more than 3 feet, with a suitable width. Suitable to fit sufficient amount of wet waste generated by the family.
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Ensure that it has proper aeration.
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Add dry leaves/lump-free old compost/ loose soil/ loose coconut husk at the bottom of the container. |
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Sprinkle a few drops of buttermilk (if desired) and some garden soil on top to ensure the waste is fully covered. |
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Properly cover the bin with a lid from the top. |
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Step 9
In about 30-35 days, the compost will be ready.utors and Content Editors Arthi, Nancyvarkey |
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Home Composting FAQs
FAQ 1: My compost bin is smelling unpleasant. What should I do?
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Solution: Try one/more of these steps:
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FAQ 2:
My composting process seems to be going slowly. What can I do?
There needs to be additional dry components added to the compost to enable an efficient process.
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For eg: buttermilk, EM solution, old compost |
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FAQ 3: What ‘culture’ is to be used for ‘fast’ composting?
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[[Image:]] as per narration | Solution: the following things can be used as culture
A slurry of
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FAQ 4: What should I do if there are maggots/slugs in the compost bin?
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[[Image:]] as per narration | Solution: Can be avoided by putting netting on the bigger holes in the compost bin
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FAQ 5: What organic waste should not be added to the compost bin?
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[[Image:]] as per narration | Items like coconut shells, chicken/ fish bones, etc. take a very long time in the home compost bin.
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FAQ 6: How do I know the compost is ready? What to do with the compost after it is ready?
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[[Image:]] as per narration | Sieving might be required to remove any non-composted parts.
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[[Image:]] as per narration | Compost should be properly dried before storing it. |
Image[[Image:]] as per narration | Let us summarize.
In this tutorial we learnt about wet waste management composting. |
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Green Communities Foundation greencf.org
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Spoken Tutorial Project Slide
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Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay is funded by NMEICT, MoE, Govt. of India.
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THANK YOU slide
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This tutorial has been contributed by
This is Nancy Varkey signing off. Thanks for joining. |