PREPARATION OF COTTON WILLOW WASTE VERMICOMPOST

摘要

The process of Cotton Spinning from cotton bales to the final end product i.e., spun yarn, involves various stages and machines. It can be observed that continuous elimination of short fibres and dust and foreign particles is the basic operations in most of the operations involved. The dust and foreign particles of this process are sent to Open end spinning mills, where they again undergo short fibre elimination. The wastes emanating from open end spinning mills instead of being incinerated or dumped without value and also causing damages to environment and creating health hazard. Hence the cotton wastes were converted into useful bio manure by bio composting it with cow dung and further vermicomposting it by the help of Eudrillus Eugine earthworms. Field trials undertaken with the Bio manure thus obtained has proven to be showing good desired results in growth and yield generation of plants and vegetative matter.