Behzad J. Larry

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Composting & MRF

So, we've narrowed down my 10 month focus even more. I have to make the MRF (isn't Wiki great?) turn a profit, and ramp up the composting operations.
First things on the list:
1) Figure out what system is really effective here for composting (NADEP composting looks like a winner)
2) Shove worms into it as well, so they can help the microbial action.
3) Find an Indian manufacturer of industrial grade wood chippers/shredders to make our biodegradable waste bite sized.

NADEP seems to be more agriculturally oriented, so it might need some modifications. Perhaps extra cow-dung (we have a lot of it). It might work well when coupled with worms.

The scope for recycling here seems tremendous. But to find a role for NSPL is somewhat of a challenge. Considering that there is very little segregation at source, the door to door collection will have to be put through a sorting process, which can get expensive.

On the other hand, Indian's keep aside the cans, stacks of newspaper and other such items aside and store them for a bit (to build their collection) and then sell to a kabadi or raddiwala. This person basically collects recyclable, reusable things from people's houses and then sells them to a bigger dealer, who sells them in turn to someone who actually processes those goods.

So a good balance must be found that ensures that people like the raddiwala don't lose their livelihoods while recycling is made more efficient at the same time.

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