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Bengaluru, India can reduce the waste it produces by composting at home

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 16:34
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S Laxminarayan, 36, a software engineer by profession, is also a part-time urban farmer.

Smitha Prasad, who started a terrace garden a month back, grows flowers, vegetables, herbs, fruits and succulents. Her collection includes Lantana, Begonia, Anthurium, long beans, ginger, pumpkin, ladies finger, lemon grass, chives, rosemary, aloe vera, grapes, banana, guava and more.

By Ananya Revanna
Deccan Herld
July 11, 2015

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According to Dr Yellappa Reddy, former secretary, Department of Ecology and Environment, we can easily contain the amount of organic waste that is sent to landfills if everyone takes to organic terrace gardening and composting. “Even in urbanised areas, it is possible. The space in individual apartment houses is limited but if five to 10 per cent of the entire land is earmarked for gardening, it will destinely make a difference. One just needs a space that is well aerated and has sufficient light,” he says.

Vani Murthy, an expert at composting, adds that before planting a terrace garden, one should understand and start composting. “I started solid waste management in 2007. I had seen the condition of landfills and how they affect the environment around, so I didn’t want to send my waste there. I wanted to manage it at the source level. At first, I failed, but now I have an unbelievable space. I’d say that people should understand the breakdown of organic matter and the environment before they start planting.”

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Source: http://www.cityfarmer.info/2015/07/21/bengaluru-india-can-reduce-the-waste-it-produces-by-composting-at-home/

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