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FROM THE ESTATE MANAGER

LIVE LIGHTER AND REDUCE

YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Did you know that was amazed to hear from someone used to ferment all your food waste
living in a nearby estate that
(including raw and cooked food, bones,
Kyalami Estates I they do not have any wet waste teabags etc.) quickly into a valuable
is one of the few programmes nor garden greens soil enhancer. It is packed with
essential microorganisms. The product
collection services. This seems such a
estates that actively basic essential service to me. is layered with food waste in an airtight
container (digester/large bucket),
promotes recycling Every Monday, the estate streets this promotes decomposition through
fermentation in the absence of oxygen.
are lined with garden greens bags
amongst the and on Thursdays, there are piles HOW TO USE THE DIGESTER
of bags filled with recyclables
community? awaiting collection – nearly every Step 1
home participates. But, upon Sprinkle a little bokashi on the bottom
reflection, having bragged about of the digester. Add your food waste.
how transformative the Estate If you have large pieces, chop or
Community is, I realised that there is break them up as this speeds up the
quite low commitment to one of our fermentation process.
programmes – the Bokashi Organic
Recycling programme. Step 2
Sprinkle a handful of bokashi over
The Bokashi System is only supported each layer of food waste. If you are
by around 300 of the nearly 1 000 adding naturally smelly foods, like
homes in the estate and I would really onions, fish etc. add a bit more
like to see this increase substantially. bokashi. Cooked and uncooked meat,
small bones, seafood, fruit, vegetables
WHAT IS BOKASHI? and dairy can also be added to the
Bokashi is a probiotic-infused bran digester.

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