Development of a Comprehensive Technology for Processing Consumer Waste

Abstract

: The purpose of the study was to examine vermitechnology as an effective method of waste recycling. The study used theoretical and empirical methods, including experiments, to explore vermitechnology in Kazakhstan, consumer waste processing, and fertilizer usage in the agricultural sector. In the study analyses of the processing of organic waste (chicken, cattle, food waste) through California worms were obtained. Analyses of the trace element composition were obtained. In the course of the study, the terms of processing of various types of waste, the specific features of the worms’ vital activity and habits, the adaptation of worms to new types of food additives and general monitoring of the course of the processing process were determined. Special attention is paid to the secondary product of processing – biohumus, which is an intensive high-quality organic fertiliser. In this study, it was proven that vermicomposting organic waste is an optimal, eco-friendly recycling process, generating valuable components for further consumption. The paper substantiates that vermicomposting technology allows creating a mechanism for the biochemical circulation of substances, organising an almost waste-free, closed cycle of agricultural production. The study has high practical importance, its results can be successfully applied in the development and implementation of integrated eco-technologies for waste processing, and in the process of optimising agricultural processes.