VERMICOMPOST BIN

INVENTORS : LINISHAGOVINN A/P GOVINTHAN

SHALINI A/P SURESH
SARVETHA A/P K MAHENDRAN
TITUS FRANCIS
DAARSHINI A/P INDRAN
ADVISOR : SHANMUGANATHAN S ROMANAZAN

INTRODUCTION
Vermicomposting means the use of earthworms for composting organic residues. Earthworms can
consume practically all kinds of organic matter and they can eat their own body weight per day,
e.g. 1 kg of worms can consume 1 kg of residues every day. The excreta (castings) of the worms
are rich in nitrate, available forms of P, K, Ca and Mg. The passage of soil through earthworms
promotes the growth of bacteria and actinomycetes. Actinomycetes thrive in the presence of worms
and their content in worm casts is more than six times that in the original soil. Close-up of worm culture

OBJECTIVE
Recycling of food waste and garden wastes and convert into an
organic fertilizer using composting system.

METHODOLOGY
Kitchen
Vegetable
scarps are
and Fruits
collected

VERMICOMPOST
FERTILIZER
Feed to Worms are
plants and fed with Vermicompost Bin Model Sketch
harvest kitchen
food scraps

Collect
worm
castings
and breed
bacteria

Prototype of Vermicompost Bin

DATA AND DISCUSSION CONCLUSION

• After 6 months, bedding will be prepared in the 2nd
compartment and it will take 2 weeks for the worms to migrate
from first compartment to the second compartment.
• Compost from the first compartment can be utilized for garden
plantation.
• Vermicompost contains water soluble nutrients and is an
excellent, nutrient rich 100% organic fertilizer and soil
conditioner such as :
K P
Potassium
• Our vermicompost bin is mainly for domestic purpose where
every single household can use it to turn their food wastage and
kitchen scrab in to valuable soil.
• Vermicompost fertilizer will increase the quality of soil.
Results of this study showed that vermicompost has significant
impact on some of soil biological and chemical properties and
this effect was generally similar to farmyard manure in the
absence of plants in the test soil. It’s helps to reduce the
chemical fertilizer which are dangers to soils and safe the earth.
Provides a way to process the waste at a much faster rate.
Phosphorus

BEFORE AFTER
RECOMMENDATION
• Vermicompost bin is meant mainly for domestic purpose where
Ca Mg every single household can use vermicompost bin to turn their
Calcium Magnesium
food waste and kitchen scrap into a valuable soil.
• Vermicompost is popular in domestic settings because
Nutrients of Vermicompost Outcome of Vermicompost compared with conventional composting it provides a way to
Bin process the waste at a much faster rate. This method is also
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