Harvesting Black Gold at Your Own Home in 5 Simple Steps!
Least to our knowledge, our ancestors were very well versed in composting their organic waste very efficiently. How cool is it to have a composting history! The concept of sustainability and caring for the environment comes from our roots.
Until 1950s, when towns were still small, solid waste collection was hardly necessary. Most people had land on which they could dig a pit, Ruchhan or Saga (in Newari), to dispose of their waste. Waste was primarily organic and easily biodegradable.
Fast-forward to the 21st century, as Nepal modernizes, it faces modern waste problems. We lost contact with our roots; composting is practiced less and has been replaced by landfilling – a seemingly easier alternative. We need to reverse the narrative from unscientific dumping to 5R’s i.e. Reduce, Reuse, Replenish, Rethink and Recycle.
Nowadays we are choking our land with huge amounts of waste we generate. Perhaps a better way to deal with it would be by segregating waste at its source and managing it at individual level – going back to our roots and start composting again.
Doko’s Smart Bucket will help you compost easily at home. Let’s review smart bucket for home composting. Through these 5 simple steps you can manage organic waste which accounts to approx. 60% of the total household waste generation.
1. Segregation at Source
The smart bucket can only take organic or kitchen waste. So be sure to develop a habit of segregating different types of waste into different bins. (Trust me it looks way more difficult until you decide to do it.) Here are a few tips to help you sort your household waste into three primary categories:
a. Green Dustbin for Kitchen/Organic Waste: Fruits and vegetables peels, leftover food, some meat and dairy products. b. Blue Dustbin for Inorganic/Recyclable Waste: Plastics, food packaging wrappers, tetra-paks, milk pouches etc. c. Reject Waste: Soiled food cans, toiletries, used sanitary napkins and pads, diapers, medical waste etc. These are items termed as inert or reject waste which is sustainable options to reduce reject waste or reuse what we can before discarding.
Note: Paper items, newspaper, glass items, E-waste, etc., should be stored separately so that to avoid contamination.
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