Wasting not those kitchen waste

Some people have problem disposing their garbage - especially those kitchen wastes - because after a day or two - when not properly disposed, these kitchen wastes that include table scraps and leftovers end up rotting in the garbage can.

I used to have the same problem until I decided to start waste segregation and use our kitchen waste at home as soil enhancer or fertilizer at a small backyard garden I developed.

I plant herb and spices and some veggies. Right now, I have some basil, Italian parsley and ginger.

Since I don't want to use chemical fertilizer, I make sure that even the kitchen waste that I use are purely organic or not tainted with chemicals in food.

Waste segregation makes good sense, especially when we are all faced with this looming garbage crisis. We all know that garbage often find their way to creeks and canals, and ending up clogging even rivers that cause massive floods.


We can all make a difference by doing are part in reducing, recycling and composting garbage that starts with proper waste segregation. At home, 70 per cent of our garbage or more, are classified as kitchen waste so by simply using kitchen waste as fertilizer, we are able to reduce our garbage by 70%.

The trick is wisely separating at source the garbage.




Vegetables and fruits are not all edible so those that are not should go to the container that will later be buried, even at a small compost pit that anybody can dig in the garden.

Remember not to include the plastic or any non-biodegradable material in the compost pit. Even a small hole will do. whenever you put wastes into the hole, cover it with soil.

Table leftovers can also be useful - if they are not good for dog or cats which you might have as pets at home, they are also good fertilizers.

Just make sure that when you place them in the hole, cover them properly so that no insect, flies or animal will get to them. Better be careful than later be sorry. These rotting or spoiled food can be a source of disease.