Vermicomposting of Municipal Solid Waste Mixed with Poultry Litter and Farmyard Manure to Improve Compost Quality

Abstract

Persistent increases in population and urbanization have led to an increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) production. Solid wastes pose a great threat to the environment. The vermicomposting technique is use full for the degradation and reduction of solid waste, recovery of nutrients and returning them to the environment to feed the globe by increasing agricultural productivity and generating the least amount of damage possible to the environment. The aim of this study is utilizing municipal solid waste in combination with poultry litter and farmyard manure to enhance the quality of final product vermicompost used. Also to increase the impact of vermicompost on crops. The treatments involved in the study was include municipal solid waste (control treatment), municipal solid waste and poultry litter (1:1), municipal solid waste and farmyard manure (1:1). In second stage vermicompost were used for growing maize in pots. Soil and plant analysis were carried out before and after experiment. Plant growth parameters i.e, plant height, fresh biomass weight was also being recorded. The rationale of this study is to utilize vermicomposting for the degradation of municipal solid waste. Moreover, to check the efficacy of vermicompost for agricultural development and study its potential for future perspective by using various parameters of soil and analysis of plant growth