• G.Rammohan
• Dr. M. Srimurali
• T. Khaleel

Explosion in population has resulted in enormous increase of Municipal Solid Waste(MSW) generation. Municipal solid wastes can be treated by Reduce, Reuse and Recycle approach. Various methods of composting of MSW such as Indore method, Bangalore method are in vogue. Recently Bio-chest machine has been developed and is being run for composting MSW. However there are certain drawbacks associated with its use such as High initial investment, High power consumption, Requirement of enzyme oil for operation. Vermicomposting is an attractive alternative which has got potential to overcome the above drawbacks.The present study aims to evaluate the feasibility of application of vermicomposting to treat MSW of Tirupati, To compare the qualities of manure obtained from Bio-chest machine and vermicompost in terms of NPKs produced and to evaluate the cost accrued for producing vermicompost. The study was taken up in laboratory scale. Six plastic bins of 10 litre capacity each were taken for vermicomposting of Vegetable waste (VW) was mixed with shreded paper waste(SPW) and slaughter house waste(SHW) in 6 different ratios using earthworm Eisiniafoetida. VW was also found to be favouring compost production upto a maxium VW:SPW:SHW ratio. Comparision of quality and quantity parameters of use of Bio-chest machine and vermicomposting showed that vermicomposting is better. Cost analysis for vermicomposting organic MSW revealed that it takes Rs.1540 to produce a ton of compost which is better than that by Bio-chest machine which takes Rs.1876.

Vermicomposting, Municipal solid waste, Eisiniafoetida, Bio-chest machine.

"A STUDY ON VERMICOMPOSTING OF ORGANIC WASTE AT TIRUPATI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.352-356, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906K40.pdf

"A STUDY ON VERMICOMPOSTING OF ORGANIC WASTE AT TIRUPATI", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp352-356, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906K40.pdf