Composting Organic Kitchen Waste with Worms for Sustainable Kitchen Waste Management

摘要

India produces around 3000 million tons of organic waste annually. This huge volume of waste(s) comes from agriculture, urban and industrial sources and also from domestic activities. Utilization of this waste material for productivity process is important for both economical and environmental reasons. In the present study an effort has been made to assess the efficacy of E. foetida (red tiger worm) in utilizing the kitchen waste material, to analyse the waste decomposition process assessed with earthworm activity.