BOKASHI BUCKET

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Bokashi Bucket

1) T wo numbers of 30 litre capacity PPCP bucket for treating 1.5 kg/day waste with PPCP lid having bottom slender portion meant for leachate collection and top wider portion meant for wastedigestion. 2) A tap at the bottom for removing the leachate collected. 3) A Filter made of PVC to strain liquid particles from waste to avoidpresence of excess moisture content inside the compost bins. 4)An ABS Filter placed above the leachate collection partition for straining the leachate from digested waste. 5) A small piece of jaggery inserted at the bottom most portions to eliminate the odour in the leachate collected. 6) 5 kg of Bokashi powder as a starter for composting. 7) A two week anaerobic fermentation period is recommended. 8) After an initial 15 day’ s anaerobic fermentation process, a pickled acidic pre-compost product is obtained. Infrastructure Requirement 1) Two nos. of PPCP bins of 30 litre capacity with HDPE lid. 2)A tap at the bottom of bin for draining the leachate collected 3) A Filter made of PVC to strain liquid particles from waste. 4)An ABS Filter 5)A small piece of jaggery to eliminate the odour in the leachate collected. 6) 5 Kg of Bokashi powder as starter kit.

JEENA A

NIJIL M