Wastes Managed

• PAPER

• SEWAGE

• CARDBOARD

• FOOD WASTE

• GREEN WASTE

• ANIMAL MANURE

The primary materials utilised by Vermitech Systems are human sewage and animal manures. Our major strategic direction will continue to revolve around these primary input sources as it by far represents the greatest available material by volume, and their disposal is a universal problem. However through R & D we have now created an integrated system capable of handling large volumes of animal manures, particularly piggery effluent.

Given that worms are the driving biological consumptive force behind the System, Vermitech have also progressively introduced other organic waste to the processing plants including fruit & vegetable streams, feedlot waste, dairy manures, pulp and paper.

Odour Management

Management of gases is critical in maintaining the environment for the worms as most of the gases associated with odour are toxic to worms. Traditional vermiculture has required the pre-composting of ageing materials to immobilise, or drive off the volatiles before material could be fed to the worms.

Through applied research, processes and formulae for mixing and blending have been developed whereby the volatile materials associated with odour such as ammonia and sulphides are bound. Even undigested BNR sludge can be rendered relatively odourless.

The Vermitech facilities have been visited by thousands of local residents, waste authorities, environmentalists and politicians including the Premier and Governor of Queensland. All have noted the lack of odour.

The lack of odour allows the V-tech System to be installed in the precinct of the sewage plant. Many sewage plants have a buffer zone of several hundred metres which is more than sufficient for a V-tech plant. On site processing eliminates the cost of transport and removes the impact of transporting large quantities of sludge to reprocessing facilities.