What is vermicomposting and how is it different from the commercial system that Unco uses?
• Vermicomposting is a process of using worms to breakdown organic matter. This can range from someone’s kitchen scraps to rabbit manure to grass clippings. The worms ingest the organic material and then turn it into castings. The difference between this and commercial worm growing is that there are NO controls. You may get some growth and some reproduction but how much? The main focus in this process is the handling of some type of waste material. In the case of municipal waste, you are dealing with very large volumes of material, it is generally done in windrows and will require expensive investments in material handling equipment and some very specific expertise. This is all done outdoors and requires the ability to adapt to temperature and moisture variations which are at the mercy of the weather. There is the potential for odors and water runoff and this will pose problems for site approval due to zoning considerations and potential neighbor problems. If there is a large amount of
