Vermiculture: A Homemade Alternative Recycling

The worm, more than a novelty for gardens or as a source of fertilizer, can be a recycling strategy. Although the worm and has spent several years as a source of organic fertilizer and an effective technique for handling organic waste as green waste and manure, earthworms can also avoid the problem of organic waste we throw away every day. It is very easy to blame the companies for the large amount of organic waste they generate, especially barns, restaurants, food processors and others. However, we conveniently forget our role in the generation of waste. The chemicals, toxic wastes and the like fill more space environment on radio, TV and news, but the organic waste has several effects that neglect: is more fragrant than inert waste. Put a trash bag with plastic, paper, etc. in a drawer and you just take up space. Put one with onions, tomatoes and organic waste and in a couple of hours will have to remove the smell, a risk that you run from the house with her.

It attracts vermin. While the chemical waste to kill them, the organic waste you full of vermin that, apart from diseases spread, destroying clothes, annoy and make the neighbors hate you. Contaminates groundwater. Unlike plastics, styrofoam cups and PVC, liquid fermentation and generating the decomposition of organic matter are filtered by the soil and can contaminate groundwater. This is not to say that chemicals are not a problem and they are serious. However, you have little control over chemicals used in industry, but you can completely control what you discard, especially how to handle organic waste. Although organic waste can be used as fertilizer, the large amount we generate only makes it toxic. The worms install a small worm can reduce the vast majority of this waste home to an excellent fertilizer for the soil and facilitates the management of all the garbage we generate. The worm is easy. You do not need a plot of one hectare or great knowledge. With a little reading and a space of one square meter, you may be recycling the vast majority of your organic waste and do not take more time than it takes to throw in the trash.

Although a company generates more garbage than you, if we all got together, you'll see an impressive number of tons of leftovers, food expires and papers. All this can be recycled with the worm. With him down to the amount of organic waste you generate, you're doing a great service to your community, in addition to using the best fertilizer in the world, thanks to the worm. If you really want to make a difference, one must begin with the house. And if you do not take much time, the worm is an excellent strategy to improve your community and with a little time, your environment.