Eco-friendly Approach for the Degradation of Food Waste

Published

2023-10-25

Keywords:

Consortium, Eco-friendly, Environment, Manure, Sustainable.

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Issue

Vol. 3 No. 02 (2023): Micro Environer

Section

Articles

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Authors

  • Gayatri Alatkar Department of Microbiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce & Science College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
  • Komal Mandage Department of Microbiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce & Science College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
  • Aparna Gunjal Department of Microbiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce & Science College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

Food waste is a serious problem globally. The management of food waste requires solutions on an urgent basis. The use of chemicals is costly, time-consuming, and causes pollution. The study here involves the degradation of food waste, viz., hotel, kitchen, and hostel areas, using Bacillus, Alcaligenes, and Streptomyces sp. and a consortium of these microorganisms. The reduction in weight and volume was calculated for the degradation of food waste. There was about 45% reduction in the weight and volume of the food waste without any foul smell. Using microorganisms to degrade food waste is simple, cheap, and eco-friendly

How to Cite

Alatkar, G., Mandage, K., & Gunjal, A. (2023). Eco-friendly Approach for the Degradation of Food Waste. Micro Environer, 3(02). Retrieved from https://microenvironer.com/micro/article/view/31

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