Vermicomposting in Waste Management Using Technology for Future Enhancement

Abstract

The increase in population causes a rise within the amount and kind of urban and rural wastes.Such wastes are undesirable pollutants to the environment and time could even be a health menace. As far as rural wastes are concerned, there are enormous quantities of organic materials that are not utilized. “Vermicomposting technology” could be a quick growing one with its pollution free, value effective and economical nature & has been in use for a protracted time. An experimental study was conducted to obtain the Vermicomposting using partially decomposed waste with paper and tannery industry sludge’s. Vermicomposting is used as a quick & efficient way to convert the waste’s & uses them in an affective beneficial manner. Vermi composting is richer in essential plant nutrients such as Nitrogen, Phosphorous & Potassium than traditional compost; it also contains microbes that help plants grow. The earthworm species used for this process was Red Wigglers (Eisenia Fetida) & the Red Worms (Lumbricus Rubellus). These create a good worm for the compost bin as a result of they like a compost atmosphere to plain soil, & they're terribly straightforward to stay. Worms that take advantage of vegetable waste, compost & organic bedding turn out richer casting than that take advantage of plain soil. The microorganism culture Pleurotus was added to upgrade the degradation procedure. Wetness content was kept up by providing right amount of water. The part spoiled natural waste and industrial sludges were renewed into castings by earthworm. The castings acquired on the most astounding surface of the receptacle shift from twenty to thirty days figuring on the kind of waste and slop utilized. The castings acquired were sieved, dried, tested and utilized as compost. Subsequently, the vermicomposting strategy helps inside the transfer of natural waste and industrial sludges in an extremely very safe, economic and supportive way.

Keywords: Vermicasting, Waste Management, Vermicompost

Cite this Article

Kajal Choudhary, Parikshit Bhardwaj. Vermicomposting in Waste Management Using Technology for Future Enhancement. Research & Reviews: Journal of Botany. 2019; 8(1): 36–41p.