We’re Composting Organic Waste bcos of Lockdown

It’s one of my sustainable-living goals to get very close to zero waste going out of our home. Due to the lockdown situation, the waste collectors are not coming regularly nowadays, so that sparked this new idea.

Organic waste is one of the biggest problems with waste disposal and recycling. It is this component that mixes with inorganic waste and creates all that ugly, smelling, and insect-attracting stuff.

In short, if we stop organic waste from going out of our house, we can more efficiently turn inorganic waste into gold by recycling.

On the other side, home gardening and terrace gardening is becoming a trend nowadays especially because of the organic movement.

Guess what? The organic waste — vegetable/fruit peels, food waste, and even consumable puja items waste — provides the all-important compost required for plants to grow well.

That means organic waste going out is a problem (and) compositing organic waste in soil or composting bins is an opportunity.

Two mangoes in one stone (Oru kallula rendu manga) 🙂

So, here is what we have done during this lockdown –

We have dug this pit behind our house. We’ll put all the organic waste of the day along with dry leaves and a sprinkle of water droplets. And then we’ll cover it with the mud that we dug out.

That’s it. This will turn into compost in a month or two. We don’t even need to take it out – we could just plant something on the top.

So the lockdown has resulted in a few benefits too – free audiobooks, learning courses, and now this.

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7 thoughts on “We’re Composting Organic Waste bcos of Lockdown

  1. SG

    Excellent idea. I hope mosquitoes don’t come in droves near the pit behind your house.

    1. Rajesh K

      We generally put some mud over the organic waste. Since it’s covered, mosquitoes don’t come.

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  2. Pradeep Nair

    Very good initiative!

    1. Rajesh K

      Thank u.. 🙂

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  3. kpartha12

    Thanks for the suggestion

    1. Rajesh K

      Ya, useful and much needed 🙂

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