The business of vermicomposting

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Vermicomposting science is becoming very popular, and many companies foresee a prosperous market for vermicomposting. Vermicycle Organics, Inc. in Charlotte, NC has introduced a workable system capable of processing over five tons of swine manure solids per week. Jack Chambers, a commercial airline pilot, runs a worm farm at Sonoma, CA which utilizes an automatic drip irrigation system for moisture, and produces 4,000 lbs of worms and 300 cubic yards of castings per year. George Bodlak, an environmentalist, has also started an earthworm culture business.

Innovations

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Vermicomposting below the inn's kitchen

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The Len Foote Hike Inn in Appalachia, Georgia, uses vermiculture, or earthworm culture, to recycle food residuals generated by the restaurant. The compost facility, located in the basement below the inn's kitchen, diverts nearly 100 pounds of biosolids from the waste stream. The inn also uses composting toilets, which use only 2,000 gallons of water annually for flushing.

Georgia, Production management, Waste management, Len Foote Hike Inn

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Vermicomposting gets high marks in the tropics

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Vermicomposting is rated an appropriate composting technology for the Philippines due to its tropical climate, abundance of agricultural residues and relatively low cost of labor. Research trails at Central Luzon State University and field experiments on farms showed increased yields from applications of vermicompost.

Philippines, Methods, Environmental aspects, Agricultural wastes, Composting

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