I was reading an article today on using vermi-composting to process waste from the palm oil industry in to a valuable product. Check it out HERE.
What an opportunity this opens up for many industries! With a bit of extra effort there is an endless opportunity to turn waste in to a resource quickly and effectively with vermi-composting.
I think one of the biggest problems we have today is poor soil. One way to help improve soil quality is to spread compost (especially vermi-compost) on to the top the earth. Without disturbing the soil which is busy rebuilding itself.
Think of it this way. In a forest the trees drop their leaves in the autumn and there is always other dead vegetation that is dropping on the earth too. All these dead organic materials provide food for a multitude of organisms. These organisms (mostly microscopic) work together to break down the organic material in to small enough pieces for the plants to eat. There is also a bit of chemistry involved but let’s keep this simple… So, essentially, in nature, dead organic materials are composted right on the ground (there is also a composting technique, called sheet mulching, that mimics this natural occurrence). After years of building up all this compost, the soil is highly microbialy active, packed with nutrients and able to withstand droughts and floods.
So dumping compost on bare ground excelerates the process of rebuilding the soil. Even if you only compost in order to dump the finished compost on to the ground it will have a lasting positive effect on the earth.
Taking wastes and turning them into resources is what closing the loop is all about. Everything gets used, nothing gets wasted.
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