23 March 2001 Manure to compost - fastNeed a composting machine to produce higher value manure and waste for use on organic farms? Andy Moore reports ...

Taking a step towards sustainable and efficient waste management, Agnys Waste Management Private Limited, a start-up incubated at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, has developed an ...

PUNE: A temple in Aundh has installed a composting machine to curb river pollution. The machine, with a 75kg capacity, will be used to convert nirmalya into manure, which will be used for plants ...

Under this a composting machine called "Ecoman's Foodie" is being installed in Sector 42 as demonstration project. The total cost of the project is Rs 3.13 lakh.

MunicipalCommissioner Snehal S. Lokhande said that these are hi-tech automatic machines with a capacity to convert about 500 kg of waste into fine manure within five days after shredding.

Manure consists of fecal material and urine, and it is a complex mix of nitrogen and protein compounds, minerals, bile products, undigested feed stuff, starch, dietary fiber and a microbial mass.