Can the residue from 24-hour ‘composters’ be used as carbon content instead of dry leaves or cocopeat? The answer is NO!

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Given the overwhelming scientific evidence highlighting the harmful effects of the so-called 24-hour ‘composters,’ some discerning volunteers in apartment complexes have successfully prevented these machines from being installed or have educated their communities about the dangers of using those already installed by their builders. Unfortunately, those who fail to research thoroughly and are swayed by the slick marketing tactics of the machine-makers continue to fall prey to this menace. This isn’t a new problem.

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A 6-week comprehensive course in aerobic composting. Sign up!

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My dear fellow composting enthusiasts, here comes my most comprehensive course in composting.

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7 reasons to never start composting

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Here are those seven reasons to never start composting…

1. It’s quite easy, but we’re all constantly looking for a bigger challenge so this will clearly not get remotely close to satisfying us. Continue reading →

Merci et au revoir, Claire!

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‘Earth Citizen’ Claire Rao

Guitar strings, candle waste, broken bangles…

These are the things, among many other, that environmental activist Claire Rao has currently listed out as her top priorities that need urgent sorting-out and has been doing everything possible to make sure they reach proper recycling destinations. This has to happen before she herself lands in France, her home country, after over a decade of life lived here in Bangalore within what she calls, “our ecological limits”. Continue reading →

Community composting method-8: Barrel Digester from Sudh-Labh is a big plus for small communities

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Five Barrel digesters being installed at Mars Meadows, Rajarajeshwari Nagar. This apartment has 55 homes.

Five Barrel Digesters being installed at Mars Meadows, Rajarajeshwari Nagar. This apartment has 55 homes.

We have quite a few individual home composting and also several large-scale composting solutions available in the market. But large bulk generators with 50 homes or above grabbed the focus of most of the emerging eco-innovators thus far, leaving the small apartment segment with 10-15 homes, or fewer, crying for attention.

In general, large complexes have many advantages stacked in their favour—mainly financial leeway to an extent and space set aside for processing waste. If not, they can carve out a corner on the terrace or basement to get going. I have seen this happening in several communities. Continue reading →

Will San Francisco, Seattle & New York shame Bengaluru into composting?

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Photo credit: EcoWatch.

Photo credit: EcoWatch.

This couldn’t have gotten better for those who have been trying to decentralise waste management in Bengaluru and championing composting as the best way to recycle wet waste in the city faced with unprecedented landfill crisis. At least now they can draw support from the US—so far known for its highest per capita garbage generation—for its fantastic composting mandates in many cities and push their cause forward saying, “Yes, we can!” Continue reading →

Anaerobic home composting: Vani Murthy suggests closed bin method for working people

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In a previous post on home composting methods, you read about a few aerobic methods being practised by composting expert Vani Murthy. In this post, let us learn an anaerobic method which helps you transform your kitchen waste into rich organic manure. Continue reading →

Sobha Althea-Azalea’s green campaign attracts 4 Infosys teams

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infy1Sometime ago, our waste management and composting methods attracted attention from none other than Infosys. In all, a team each from Bangalore and Cochin and two teams from two Chennai campuses visited our complex this March. A researcher from the New York University also accompanied the teams. Continue reading →