VERMITECHNOLOGY IN ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Vermitechnology is a method of safe disposal and inexpensive treatment for a variety of organic waste of domestic and agricultural origin to produce vermicompost and worm biomass. It is an eco-friendly technology, based on rural areas to sustain it as it processes various biological wastes, avoiding pollution through the recycling of plant nutrients. Unscientific waste disposal causes many more problems, such as fly breeding, disease transmission, soil pollution, and air pollution. Earthworms are considered to be natural bioreactors, multiplying and saprophytic microorganisms, providing the necessary conditions for the processing of organic wastes. Therefore, the review examines the important role of worms in the technology of vermitechnology in managing biological waste and ecological sustainability and their future prospects. Products such as vermicompost and vermiwash in the form of organic fertilizers and bio pesticides, produced in this technology help to improve the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil conditioner that indirectly improves soil health leading to increase of crop yield.