Recycling and Waste Disposal
Organic Waste
Disposal Method: Bokashi Bucket
Process: A trial of the Bokashi Bucket an office composting system took place from 11th February to 28th April 2008. The Bokashi Bucket is an alternative for transforming kitchen waste into a nutrient rich soil conditioner. This composting system uses EM (Effective Micro-Organism) Bokashi to create the ideal conditions for airtight (anaerobic) composting.
You can compost almost every kitchen food waste in the Bokashi Bucket including fruit and vegetables, prepared foods, cooked and uncooked meats and fish, cheese, eggs, bread, coffee grinds, tea bags, wilted flowers and tissues.
Results of the trial [.pdf].
For further details on the Bokashi Bucket please see: http://www.bokashi.com.au/index.html