As per government estimates dating back to 2021, India generates more than 62 million tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), of which approximately 75-80% gets collected.

Of the amount of MSW collected, only about 22-28% is processed and treated. The rest ends up in landfills. Going further, up to half the MSW collected in India consists of “biodegradable (organic) matter” according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Despite the scale of this problem, there are multiple ventures across different Indian cities arriving at different scalable solutions to treat organic MSW.

Similarly, ‘Waste Is Gold’, a Bengaluru-based waste management company, is one such venture which has arrived at a unique technological solution to address this pressing waste management concern.

Called the ‘Gold Composter’, their organic waste composter possesses an impressive capability of “seamlessly converting” waste amounting to anywhere between 20 kg to 10 tonnes into ‘nutrient-rich compost’ in just eight hours “without emitting harmful emissions”.

Sandeep Tiwari, founder of Waste Is Gold Technologies, calls the Gold Composter a “marvel of waste management technology”. Speaking to The Better India, he adds, “Our innovation doesn’t stop there. We have the expertise and versatility to design and implement large composters that can process hundreds of tons of organic waste in a single day as well.”

How Does It Work?

According to Tiwari, the Gold Composter is an advanced aerobic organic waste composter which “employs a completely natural bio-mechanical process, harnessing the power of our proprietary bacteria and bioreactor technology”.

“This approach breaks down organic waste rapidly, eliminating the need for excessive heating and ensuring that no harmful emissions like methane are released into the environment. This results in a composting process with a low carbon footprint.........

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