POINTS TO REMEMBER

1. Waste collection- Daily collect the kitchen waste in a separate container. keep the container always closed with a lid to avoid any flies laying eggs in it. As the eggs may turn into flies after we transfer the waste into the bin.

2. No Liquids: Drain all the liquids and put only the wet pulp in the bin. Do not put liquids, rasam, sambar etc in the bin.

3.  As far as possible, transfer the kitchen waste into the compost bin daily. If at all , its not possible, it can be done once in 2 days. But till then take care that the waste bowl is closed with a lid. 

HOME COMPOSTING KITS AND COMPOST MAKER POWDER BRICKS

Here are some home composting kits and compost maker bricks - to make your home composting super easy.


Home Composting Bin with compost maker block                                                                                                             

                  

Compost maker blocks                                       

                    

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F.A.Q's OF HOME COMPOSTING

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

1. Where can we get these home composting bins and compost maker bricks /powder?

A. Just click- https://giveitgreen.blogspot.com/2019/08/home-composting-kits-and-compost-maker.html

2. Where to keep the bin??
A. Keep your compost bin in a place -

•      that is easily accessible

•      that has good air circulation

•      that is protected from rain ( sunlight is good )

•      that is not too damp & dark - do not put in places like bathrooms, under the sink 

Some ideal places to keep may be : Balcony, terrace (but protected from rain), back yard, unused rooms, under the staircase, etc.

3.  It's smelling, flies are coming, the white fungus is formed - what to do??

 A. All the above things maybe because the waste is open and not covered properly with the compost maker powder, or due to excess wetness in the bin.
Just cover the waste with one more layer of the compost maker powder without leaving any gaps, covering all the waste thoroughly . Close the lid tightly. - All the above issues get solved. 

4. Water vapor inside the bin ...oh ,,what to do??

A. Nothing to worry. Its absolutely fine. Water vapor .i.e condensation is absolutely a good sign of composting.  Just take a cloth and wipe the water vapor ..thats it. 

5. How to know whether the compost is ready or not??

The  compost is ready when - whatever we added to the bin is black in color and    turns into powder and crumbles in hand. 

6. Do we have to buy the Compost maker brick again and again?

A. When we start composting, initially the usage of compost maker powder will be more, as we have so many doubts and don't know the exact quantity to use for covering the waste.
so, we may have to buy a few compost maker bricks.
But once we get used to the process, the quantity of powder used for each bucket will reduce and so the frequency of buying the bricks also reduces.
Not only that, once our compost is ready, we can mix half of the home prepared compost with half of the compost maker powder and use it for our next composting bin.
So, the frequency and usage of the number of bricks reduce.

7. Some chunks of undecomposed waste is still there after 30 days.. what to do??

A. Some organic items like corn cobs, groundnut shells, small fruit seeds etc take more time to decompose than the other normal organic items we added. Don't worry .. ..just separate them from the prepared compost and add them back to the next composting process bin.

8. Also read Points to remember before starting . 

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