De-centralized Composting – Gated Communities within GHMC

De-centralized Composting – Gated Communities within 

GHMC

          GHMC is promoting De-centralized composting, primarily in all the gated communities in all the 30 circles of Hyderabad.

As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 all the Gated Communities & Institutions with more than 5,000 sq. area, should ensure segregation of waste at source by generators, also, the bio-degradable waste (wet Waste – Food Waste, Vegetable waste, Leaf & flower litter waste) shall be processed, treated and disposed off through composting or bio-methanation within the premises, to achieve zero waste management.

The various techniques of composting such as vermin – composting, Eco-pot composting, Machinery Composting could be adopted as per the convenience. The details of various methods of composting and the composting machines for procurement are available in detail, under “Announcements “ in the http://www.ghmc.gov.in/. The compost thus generated can used as a natural fertilizer in gardens.

GHMC is on mission mode to promote/motivate and thus implement decentralized composting in all the Gated Communities, by end of April 2018. A circular on the same will be given in every gated community for implementation.

Some of the communities are already practicing community composting within their premises,

1. Czech Colony, Sanathnagar, in Khairtabad circle has procured waste to compost machine for composting wet waste, from Bhor industries in a capacity of 25 kgs.

1. Walmart Waste Composting machine at Shivarampally in Hyderabad.

3. L & T Serene County, Gachibowli in Serilingampally circle is doing composting of the leaf litter, through compost pits.

4. Rolling Hills Gachibowli, in Serilingampally is doing composting of the leaf litter, in compost pits of Asbestos metal container.

5. Mystic Hills, in Moosapet circle is doing composting of the leaf litter, in vermin compost pits.

6. Kamineni Hospital wet waste processing Bins Mansoorabad, Hayathnagar Circle No.3.

7. Aerobic compost at RGK Laxmiguda Rajendranagar.

7. Uppal GHMC circle office back yard community compost:

Capacity:- Waste composting machine, with a capacity to handle 50 kgs of wet waste per day.

Method:- The waste composting machine, whose capacity is scalable, works on thermophilic micro – organisms process. The composter does not require human intervention and operates with a simple mechanism that breaks down the complex bio-degradable waste into simpler forms and converts them into compost within three four days. The compost from the machine would be used for green area within the store facility. The release said. 

Capacity:- wet waste processed is 45 kgs per day.

Capacity:- compost produced is 100kg per month.

Capacity:- wet waste processed is 70 kgs per day.

Quantity of wet waste processed: 200 kgs per month.

To encourage citizens on community and households composting, with the circle office generated garden waste Uppal circle has started composting (drum method) in circle office back yard and started back yard gardening with the compost yield.

Method:- 3 plastic drums (tar drums) were converted in to compost bins with 2mm holes on the body of drums and a window at the bottom part of the drum (aerobic composting). Only material we have purchased are the latches and hinges for the door costing only Rs. 500. Tar drums were the used drums after emptying tar for road laying.