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Redefine garbage, we can do better

· 2 min read
Lukas
Lukas
Editor

Distributed Waste Management Solution

Food waste processing is a hard problem to solve. Many municipalities spent tons of effort to collect, dispatch, process and landfill them. Inspired by modern software architecture called distributed systems. How about solve the waste problem in the distributed system design thinking model? Eliminate them in place! When more and more people join the movement, it can significantly reduce the carbon footprint in the earth.

GEME lets you say goodbye to sewage-ridden wet waste

· One min read
Lukas
Lukas
Editor

Biological waste, especially food waste, is rich in protein components, which is a good organic fertilizer raw materials, but they are also perishable, easy to produce, and mix a lot of pathogenic bacteria and insect eggs, weed seeds, and other harmful substances. This leads to the negative consequences that most of the biological waste you see will be foul smell and sewage flow.

Magic? No! It's science!

· 2 min read
Lukas
Lukas
Editor

Food waste compost pile

GEME and GEME-Kobold are a combination of AI devices and natural microflora, a combination of technology and nature.

There is no other home fast composting device on the market that is smarter than GEME.

4 Different Types of Compost and Which One Should I Use?

· 2 min read
Emma
Emma
Writer, Plant Lover, 3 kids Mother

compost

Compost can be confusing because different types provide different benefits.
Here are the different types of compost available on the market (or fermented by you, for example, organic compost generated using the GEME rapid composter) and on which greenery they work best.

How to use compost

· 5 min read
Emma
Emma
Writer, Plant Lover, 3 kids Mother

finished compost

After all the hard work and long waits, it's finally time to harvest your compost pile. I'm sure at this point you are full of joy getting this amazing dark brown dirt to do their job. So, do you know how to use compost? Do you have any of the following questions about how to use compost?

6 steps to make successful composting easy

· One min read
Emma
Emma
Writer, Plant Lover, 3 kids Mother

finished compost

Tips for Composting Success

  1. Multiple organic wastes - improve microbial nutrition by mixing multiple substrate materials.

  2. Large enough volume of waste to be processed - facilitates self-healing as well as improved sanitation.

How to test the success of composting

· 2 min read
Emma
Emma
Writer, Plant Lover, 3 kids Mother

finished compost

Watercress test to assess compost maturity and plant compatibility.

  • Mix a small amount of compost with garden soil in a small container and moisten with water.

  • Scatter watercress seeds over the mixture, cover them with plastic wrap, and place the container in a bright location out of direct sunlight to allow the seeds to germinate.

  • If the seeds germinate after about a week and the seedlings grow rapidly without brown or yellow discoloration, the compost is mature and compatible with the plants.

When will the compost be ready to be made?

· 2 min read
Emma
Emma
Writer, Plant Lover, 3 kids Mother

finished compost

Fresh compost (= immature compost) can be made in about 3-4 months. The finished product can be used as a soil cover to improve the soil. It contains mainly some large granular material and some humus and many small organisms that can rejuvenate poor garden soils.

How to avoid Rat-infested compost pile

· One min read
Emma
Emma
Writer, Plant Lover, 3 kids Mother

compost pile

Non-vegetable food waste (meat, sausages, fish scraps, bones) is not suitable for homemade composting in the yard, because the homemade composting process usually does not guarantee the required temperature for a certain period of time to ensure good composting hygiene (sanitary control of epidemics).

Compost piles that make plants sick

· 2 min read
Emma
Emma
Writer, Plant Lover, 3 kids Mother

Hygiene composting

Whether in the garden or indoors, plants should not be used for composting in your own garden once they have contracted a disease or suffered an insect infestation.

Pests such as lice, thrips, European red mites or maggots will only die when the compost reaches very high temperatures.