SOLD WAST MANAGEMENT

VERMI-COMPOSTING

The best method for processing of municipal solid waste (MSW) in small towns and villages is vermi-
composting. It is also recommended by the ministry of urban development, government of India as a mode
of processing MSW.

Vermi-composting is easy to practise, is ecologically safe and economically sound.

Vermi-compost is the degraded organic matter (cast or excreta) by worm activity, and the process of
converting organic fraction of the MSW into vermi-compost through the action of epigeic earthworms’
species is called vermi-composting.

To address this problem of waste management and disposal in small towns E-TECH has introduced a low
cost solution for converting the MSW into Vermi-Compost. The conversion of solid waste into vermi-compost
provides several advantages to the environment, local community and the municipal authority. These
advantages are:

1. Low cost solution for processing & disposal of MSW in accordance with the MSW Rules 2000.

2. Production of vermi-compost. Vermi-Compost improves the soil fertility, resulting in better agricultural
yield in the region.

3. Saves the land which would otherwise be wasted in dumping the MSW and improves the local
environment.

4. Helps the local body meet its obligation under the Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling)
Rules 2000.