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by Rohan Kapur | 12-06-2013 00:41
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Bokashi composting is a safe, convenient, and quick way to compost food waste in your kitchen, garage, or apartment. Bokashi means fermented organic matter in Japanese. Bokashi composting uses a selected group of microorganisms to anaerobically ferment organic waste. The microorganisms are applied using a impregnation carrier such as wheat bran. The fermentation process breaks the organic matter down in a process that is odor free. Since the process is done in a closed system you don?t have to worry about insects and smells making it ideal for urban or business settings. Unlike more conventional composting systems bokashi systems can break down heavier items like meat, fish and cheese. The process is very fast and usually takes less than two weeks. The finished product will have a sweet, pickled odor and you will often see white mold mycelium coating the surface. Once the fermentation has completed you can add the scraps to a worm bin or bury them directly in the soil. They will take anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks to fully integrate into the soil depending upon your local soil biological activity and local climate. If you don?t have an area to trench, no problem, you can covert bokashi pre-compost into a usable potting soil. I am very proud to declare that my school DPS Sharjah has introduced Bokshi Bins. It is a great step towards meeting the Be?eah?s goal of landfill free Sharjah by 2015. The children are instructed to throw the food waste in these special bins. These are strategically kept near canteen area. I look forward to see Sharjah as land free emirate. I encourage all Dipsites to use these bins in our school & I invite all my readers to introduce it in your community and write to me for the same. |
 
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17 Comments
Thanks to All Tunza Mates for the comments
Posted 20-08-2013 15:02
good report
Posted 26-06-2013 00:18
Very effective means of recycling food waste.
Posted 17-06-2013 21:56
Thanks Christy. Our school was honored by Government also.
Posted 15-06-2013 19:25
thank you for sharing ....
Posted 13-06-2013 06:50
We all are responsible citizens, it shows by your comments. Keep it up. Thanks a lot.
Posted 12-06-2013 20:27
thanks for sharing the report..your school is really going to be eco friendly..
Posted 12-06-2013 17:48
Thanx Rohan for sharing this another green step taken by our school
Posted 12-06-2013 16:29
Thanks for highlighing this step of our school , yes indeed Our school is doing every bit towards being a Green School
Posted 12-06-2013 15:29
Thanks for sharing this
Posted 12-06-2013 14:47
Thanks for sharing, Rohan. Your school seems like the first mover toward eco-friendly school!
Posted 12-06-2013 13:37
Thanks for sharing Rohan
Posted 12-06-2013 13:31
good way
Posted 12-06-2013 13:05
Thanks for sharing this!
Posted 12-06-2013 12:58
The bins are doing really well...... the blue boys are making the compost through the bokashi bins
Posted 12-06-2013 03:11
The bins are doing really well...... the blue boys are making the compost through the bokashi bins
Posted 12-06-2013 03:11
I recently took training on bokasi composting. Yes i agree it is a good way of managing waste. Thank you for sharing this!
Posted 12-06-2013 01:13