Authorities are now looking, as has happened in France and various States in the USA, to ban food waste from landfill. What will be your strategy going forward?
Waste management costs are exceeding inflation due to three key factors: (a) gate fees increase as landfills near end of life, (b) labour costs increase due to minimum wage legislation, (c) machinery costs are increasing exponentially as the South African Rand weakens against major currencies.
Just when we think that nothing will go wrong, something always does. Food waste rots. And when it does it smells, and attracts flies and rats. So when there is a labour strike, or a road becomes unusable or there is a breakdown, what will happen to your food waste?
Solutions which can process as little as 100kg food waste per month using Earth Bokashi . The Earth Cycler will do up to 10,000kg per month (with the smaller unit processing up to 5,000kg). Depending on the size of the unit, theIVC can scale from 20,000kg/month to 60,000kg.month.
Food waste when not properly managed or dumped into a food pit attracts animals. The animals, a baboon or a honey badger or a hyaena, can become dependant on this waste but also can be sickened by the pathogens growing on this waste.
Not all scavengers are cute and cuddly. Animals roaming a lodge or resort represent a safety risk. They can bite. And often they do!
Earth Probiotic’s onsite solutions can scale from the waste generated by a self-catering guest tent, all the way up to a super luxury lodge or hotel. You can download our brochure from this link.
Bokashi composting is great for small commercial kitchens and canteens generating volumes up to 1,500kg per month.
Available in 50L or 100L bins the bokashi fermentation keeps your kitchen clean, vermin and odour free.
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You produce 0.08 kg food waste per month
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0.00 x 50L bins required
* Minimum of two bins required
In addition to commercial sites in South Africa, Earth Cyclers have been installed in Botswana (Chobe, Okavango), Zambia and Mozambique. A brochure is available here.
The below video on Xigera Safari Lodge’s sustainability programme includes a brief overview of the Earth Cycler at the Lodge.
