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Title:

A Rapid Composting Technology for decomposition of dry leaves, kitchen waste and temple waste

Area:

Rural Technologies

Focus Area:

Agriculture Technology

Social Benefits:

Municipalities, Housing Societies, Institutional canteens, Markets; Temples, Nurseries, Orchards, farms etc; Biotechnology related companies and companies that mass produce microbial cultures.

Developing Agency:

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, Maharashtra

Brief Description

Description :

A single microbe (cellulolytic fungus) based formulation has been developed for decomposition of many types of biodegradable wastes like kitchen/market waste, dry plant matter (including coconut leaves), straw/agricultural residue and holy waste from temples. Its application shortens the duration of degradation from years and months (required for natural processes, depending on type of biomass) to a few weeks. Additionally, it greatly reduces the cost of transportation involved in disposal of such wastes. The compost generated in this process has high carbon content which will be beneficial in enriching organic matter-depleted soils. This technology is based on a single, safe and beneficial microbe, and hence simple to adopt. It will also be an important contribution towards “Swachh Bharat Mission”.

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