Garbage Ostrich Effect
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This is a presentation given to an enthusiastic lot who wanted to know more about home composting. It is an attempt to show the effects of kitchen waste in the global warming process, why we need to compost and where space is a constraint. Home composting is a small effort by an individual, where the big rewards are collectively reaped by the entire community and the world at large.
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Garbage Ostrich Effect
- 1. GARBAGE – OSTRICH EFFECT? SMALL EFFORT BIG REWARDS
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- 4. Environmental pollution Garbage to landfills Household contribution to landfills Lets not have our head in the sand and deny this 4
- 6. What is kitchen waste ? 6
- 7. Kitchen waste 7 kitchen waste It composts there – right? WRONG garbage landfill
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- 9. What happens in a landfill? • Anaerobic digestion • Decomposition in an airless environment • Produces Methane (CH4) = a greenhouse gas 21 times more harmful than CO2. • Compost contamination • Nothing will grow as it will be contaminated • Leachates / Heavy Metals (Pb, Cr, Cd) , Soluble Salts (Chloride, Nitrate, Sulfate) 9
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- 11. Why should we compost? 11
- 12. Why should we compost ? Waste less water since compost helps with moisture retention 12 Keeps a valuable resource out of the landfill.
- 13. Why should we compost ? 13 Reduce civic costs for waste collection and thereby reduce fuel use Extend the life of landfills Remember residential waste is 40% compostable materials.
- 14. Why should we compost in Kuwait? 14 Lasting legacy Cultivate a habit Educate Kids
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- 20. Do and Don’ts 20
- 21. Compost pile Yes No Fruit and vegetable peels Meat, bones, chicken, fish Flowers Cat or dog manure Paper (finely chopped) Painted or treated wood Wood Ash Oil, Mayonnaise Coffee and Tea waste Plastics Old Potting Soil Textiles 21
- 22. Gray water 22
- 23. Duration 23
- 24. 24 Week 1 • Collect waste • Sandwich waste and soil • Aerate Week 2-6 • Keep moist • Sprinkle gray water Week 6-12 • Churn the mixture • Twice a week Week 12+ • Remove weeds • Compost ready How long does it take?
- 25. 25 How long does it take?
- 26. When is it ready ? 26
- 27. 27 When is it ready ? Dark, rich color, crumbles easily Can’t pick out original ingredients Earthy smell
- 28. My experiences challenges and rewards 28
- 29. 29 @ Riggae Small balcony Stack the pots one top of another
- 30. 30 @ Block 12 Salmiya Use the stairs
- 31. Layering or the sandwich method 31
- 32. 32 Layering or the sandwich method Peat + base soil Fruit / veg waste Wood ash + paper Fruit / veg / flowers Greens / Nitrogen Browns / Carbon Peat + base soil
- 33. 33 Bore holes for aerobic composting process
- 34. What plant varieties does compost support? 34
- 39. How to start ? 39
- 40. 40 Gopal M:+965-97223659 Whatsapp / Viber agkrish@skype
Editor's Notes
- http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/eduwonkette/2008/01/do_schools_matter.html
- http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/matter-compost.htm http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/why-should-i-compost/
- http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/why-should-i-compost/
- http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/why-should-i-compost/
- http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/why-should-i-compost/
- http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Mickey_Mouse/Gallery?file=1929_mickey-embarrassed.gif
- http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/pdfs/composting.pdf
- http://exnora.in/pg/pages/view/3757/source-liquid-waste-management
- https://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/how-it-works/
- Depends on waste ingredient Summer excess heat Vermicompost – 72 hours
- https://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/how-to-use/
- https://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/how-to-use/