Vermicomposting of Biowaste SLIDES

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Vermicomposting of BiowasteMunicipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries

Dr. Christian Zurbrügg


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What is vermicomposting ?

- What worms?

- Worm lifecycl

- What waste?

- Technologies

- Small & large

- Examples

- Products

- Vermicompos

- Worms


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Eisenia Foetida

- Tiger worm, remanure worm,

Lumbricus rubellu

- Red worm

Eisenia Andrei

- Red tiger

Perionyx excavatu- Blue worm

Eudrilus eugeniae

- African nightc

Which worms are suitable ?


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Animation (full size)

Filename: Eisenia foetida life cycle 02

Format: mov

Sequence: whole animation

Keyword: Fit with Text


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YES

- Fruit and vege- Plant waste

- Bread, rice, st

NO

- Meat or fish w

- Fats (grease, o- Dairy product

- Salty or vinega

What waste is suitable ?


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Temperature : 15 –

Moisture: 70 – 85 %

pH: 7-8

Aeration

Shaded (do not lik

The suitable environment and operating conditions (1)


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Bulky, carbon rich

Density: 2.5 kg/m2

Feed particle size

- < 5 cm and sem

Feeding rate

- 50 % of worm m

- Layer of max 1

The suitable environment and operating conditions (2)


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Worm bins and bed

- Household leve- Medium scale

level

- Large scale fac

Worm windrows

Worm composting technologies


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Household size worm bins

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F a c t o r y


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T i m o t h y M u s s o n

Household size worm bins


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The products of vermicomposting

Vermicompost

- Nitrogen 1-2%

Worm Tea

- Leachate from

- High nutritive

Worms

- High in protein

- Medicinal prop


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Further reading

Manual of On-Farm

composting and VeGlenn Munroe Organic

Centre of Canada

Vermicompost, theorganic gold: A revAdhikary. Agricultu

(2012) Training Material o

and VermicompostServices Foundation

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Summary

Worms and life cyc

Environmental con

suitable for vermic

- Aerated, moist

- Daily feed: 50

weight per day

Examples of small facilities

Properties of prod

- Nutritive value

vermicompost

- Worms as anim

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