Organic solid waste loading emerges as a serious environmental threat. Vermicomposting
and composting are the two biological processes having the potential to effectively treat …

The variation in agricultural patterns and climate change makes the farming community
refine the conventional procedures to maintain soil fertility and crop productivity. The …

With the rapid growth of global population, food production and waste management are
considered to be two major challenges faced by people in 21st century. Though application …

Variations in intensive agricultural management practices, lifestyle, urbanization, and
population increase have recently enhanced the synthesis of organic wastes in ecosystem …

Organic farming demands a great role in soil maintenance, crop productivity and thereby
triggers a new trend towards the green economy. Compost generated from vermicomposting …

Currently, it is evident that the utilization of biomass as a feedstock for production of energy
ultimately has deleterious environmental effects like soil disturbance, nutrient depletion and …

The solid waste from garbage and household materials, flowers and waste food needs
proper treatment as it can contaminate groundwater resources. The most commonly used …

Solid waste management is a serious ecological problem in Saudi Arabia due to rapid
industrialization, population growth and urbanization. Recycling and sorting are in their …

Present chapter reports vermicomposting technology for the treatment of non-toxic
biodegradable wastes. These wastes generated from domestic, commercial, agricultural and …

Every habitation produces a considerable amount of biodegradable waste that is discarded
via dumping at various sites, in landfills, being burnt or is dumped in the river systems …