Home Composting Workshop by PPSPPA

Home Composting Workshop by PPSPPA

Several officers from PPSPPA, Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal dan Pembersihan Awam Negeri Pulau Pinang, had come to SMKDOB to hold a talk and workshop on home composting. So, Eco frenz members and the hostel students took part in the workshop which was held at the hostel dining hall.

We were briefed and exposed to the Takakura method of food waste composting. Takakura method is introduced by Kitakyusyu International Techno-Cooperative Association (KITA) from Japan.In the Takakura composting method, organic waste is broken down by micro-organisms that are cultivated from local materials.

Eco Frenz team excitedly took part in the making a fermenting solution, with the guidance of PPSPPA officer, of course...

We got to know there were two types of fermenting solutions, salt fermented solution and sugar fermented solution.
The recipe for salt fermented solution... 3 litres of water, 1 heaped tablespoon of salt and mixture of vegetable scraps and fruit peel. That's very simple...

Mix everything in an airtight container and leave for 3 to 5 days for fermentative micro organism to grow.

The smell was nice too... We were told that yoghurt could be added to the mixture to increase its reaction.

The PPSPPA officers will be making several visits to our school to see our progress and show us the next step to prepare seed compost.

Fermenting solution should smell sweet sour and of alcohol. If it smells strange or bad, we have to discard it and do again...

Takakura method of food composting is hygienic and this method does not release any methane gas that leads to global warming.

The students of SMK Dato’ Onn are very fortunate to get the opportunity to learn one method of managing food waste smartly and safely...

A big thanks to PPSPPA. We are looking forward to their next visits.