Its Compost Time..
'Project: Waste Recycle with Community Participation
Location: Joseph Patel Wadi. Andheri West, Mumbai
Activities
Clearing area for first dump
Getting pre-segregated waste collected
Cleaning and further segregating the waste into dry and wet
Preparing compos-table wet waste for composting
Adding magic powder
Fogging the compost
(twice a day or on need basis.. just make sure it is moist)
not too wet otherwise it will give a stink.
Repeat of rotation every 4 days
The compost temperature will rise
Compost will be ready in 45 to 60 days depending upon few conditions
Harvest the compost into Ventilated Compost Bins
Keep the compost till the temperature of compost is normal room temperature
What a day...! That was fun and lot of feel good factor.
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| Clearing the area for first dump |
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| Weighing pre-segregated waste collected |
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| Accumulating waste got from different places |
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| One of the waste dumps collected from locality temple |
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| Cleaning the waste |
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| Dry Waste Removed 1 (Plastic, Decoration material from garlands) |
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| Dry Waste Removed (Plastic, Bottles, Scrap metal 2) |
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| Clean Dump that can be decomposed |
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| Magic Potion.. for the compost |
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| Compost Ready for Harvest - Un Filtered. |
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| Compost in Drums |
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| Compost Ready for Sale |
