GOING GREEN 10/06/2011

AN AGRICULTURAL TECH THAT GETS RID OF GARBAGE

GOING GREEN

10/06/2011
Two years have gone by yet the devastation brought by typhoon Ondoy still stirs up fear among the people, especially those living near bodies of water.

For the citizens residing near the Hagonoy Creek in Taguig, the threat of another killer flood is resurfacing as tons of garbage pile up like islands on the stinking creek connected to Laguna de Bay.

Recently, a new process called vermicomposting, which turns biodegradable wastes into an eco-friendly fertilizer, was developed by the Philippine Business for Social Progress Center for Rural Technology Development (PBSP-CRTD).


‘Cast’ the trash

Getting rid of garbage can be done in a resourceful way like vermicomposting..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/life/20111006lif7.html