Back K. H. Lee
Korea Nature Farming Research Center, Suweon, Korea
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Abstract
Food waste which accounts for approximately 30 percent of urban garbage
was collected from selected cities of Korea and treated with EM in household
recycling and demonstration programs. The quantity of garbage was reduced
significantly with no malodors commonly associated with refuse fermentation.
The fermented food waste can be used beneficially as an organic fertilizer
for crop production. This paper discusses a program for recycling food
wastes that will be extended throughout Korea in 1995. Support from the
Korean government will be solicited to broaden the scope of the project,
and the fermented product will be tested more extensively for use as a
soil conditioner, organic fertilizer and animal feed.