RaptorTexas
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A Fertile Cocoon
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Corporate Waste Processing - 2009/05/12 22:43
I'm in the corporate world and my corporation ships many tons of trash to the landfill each year. One of our goals in the next few years is to reduce our land fill waste by 25%. I'm talking about a facility that employs 15,000 to 20,000 people at one site. It has bothered me that the paper towel waste from restrooms accounts for such a high percentage (by volume) of our landfill destined waste. Since I raise worms myself and use some paper products in the mix, I've often wondered if there is any research showing vermicomposting as a viable means to process industial volumes of paper waste. So, my primary question is: Can vermicomposting be used to process waste where the food/bedding is a very high percentage of already moist paper towels? We have cafeterias on-site that may provide some food waste but, my suspicion is that there wouldn't be enough food variety and microbial activity to sustain a worm population. Has anyone seen vermicoposting used in an industrial setting such as this?
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