I wrote in the premier posting that "our waste management efforts must match our rate of waste generation". It will take diverse waste management approaches to match both. The good news is that it can be done; it needs individual discipline that can engender real attitudinal change, and commitment. Composting biodegradable waste is a very cheap process which can be utilized in the back yard and in the kitchen. The images below take readers through my kitchen composting, an aspect of my waste management project. The idea is to motivate conscientious Ghanaians to reduce the waste they send out to the landfill. Let us all apply the principles of 5R, as advocated by the Earthworm Interest Group of Southern Africa (EIGSA):
http://www.eigsa.co.za/
http://www.eigsa.co.za/
Composting
in my kitchen
Follow the processes below to start your kitchen compost so you can regenerate biodegradable waste. Anytime a person composts biodegradable waste , the waste sent out to the landfill is reduced, rendering effective our efforts at waste management.
Pic. 1: All you need is a plastic bin to store your kitchen and carbon waste.
Pic. 2: Bin perforated on top for aeration.
Pic. 4: Perforated holes covered with gauze to prevent invasion by flies.
Pic. 7: Browns--white, brown, tissue and newspaper, sawdust added to waste.
Pic. 8: Bin covered and placed for draining.
Start the process i, nurture the waste by providing adequate moisture and heat, whilst adding to the waste, carbon and nitrogen material simultaneously. Leave the rest to nature.
Pic. 10: Even in the confines of the a plastic bin, nature works.
Three months later, there is evidence of decomposition, waste gradually turning into soil. |