For composting, the sufficient space is the size of a small bin, it does not require the knowledge of experts but only knowledge of a little of theory, it actually takes a little time, and you can buy a composter in a specialty store or make it yourself. Today we have various composters of a wide price range on the market. If you decide to make the composter yourself, the most important thing is that the bottom is permeable to water and that the biowaste is in contact with air.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nIt is important to mix green, fresh, wet biowaste with stagnant, dry, woody biowaste in a 1: 2 ratio in the composter. One handful of green material is mixed with two browns, e.g. kitchen waste that is mostly fresh and moist is mixed with dry leaves, chopped cardboard, kitchen towels, napkins, cardboard sleeves, sawdust and similar. If you adhere to this ratio, there will be no unpleasant odors, but you will feel a pleasant smell of forest soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Creating humus is a slow process and, if it is a larger household, it is possible that one composter will not be enough. Therefore, if you are limited by space in the apartment, try to reduce the amount of biowaste that will end up in the composter first. As a reminder, we have\u00a0summarized a few tips on how to reduce kitchen biowaste in the article “With simple recipes to less kitchen waste”<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An excellent video of the technique of decomposing organic ingredients within 30 days in a container with a volume of 40 – 60 l, was made by colleagues from Friends of the Earth Croatia (Zelena akcija), which you can watch HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. If you are not able to compost like described above, we suggest that you collect biowaste in an Organko bin.<\/strong> You can use the compost you get to feed your plants in the apartment, on the balcony, in the garden, or you can check if there is a composting site somewhere near you where you can dispose of the decomposed biowaste from your composter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WHAT CAN WE COMPOST:<\/strong> WHAT WE CANNOT COMPOST:<\/strong> NEVER<\/strong> put waste containing chemicals on the composting site, eg:
Unlike composting, biowaste in Organka is decomposed anaerobically, by a fermentation process, and a spread that is enriched with effective microorganisms is used. Microorganisms initiate fermentation and produce a compost base, organic fertilizer for an organic garden or plants, and a natural drain cleaner. When Organko is filled, it needs to be emptied at the garden composting site where this waste will decompose to humus.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Picture3.jpg\")
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\u2022 raw vegetable leftovers
\u2022 fruit leftovers (not lemon)
\u2022 potato peel
\u2022 coffee grounds
\u2022 leftover tea with a bag
\u2022 egg shells
\u2022 cut grass, leaves, withered flowers, weeds, old earth from flower pots, chopped branches
\u2022 in small quantities and animal hair, feathers, paper, charcoal or wood ash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 inseminated weeds
\u2022 diseased plants
\u2022 leftovers of cooked dishes
\u2022 meat, bones
\u2022 larger quantities of newsprint
\u2022 color magazines
\u2022 diapers
\u2022 dog and cat feces
\u2022 feces in general
\u2022 the contents of the bags from the vacuum cleaner
\u2022 ash of hard and brown coal and grill coal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 old medicines
\u2022 paint and oil residues
\u2022 plastic packaging
\u2022 Styrofoam
\u2022 painted and impregnated wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n