21/11/2022
Yes! This is such a great move!
🐘🍃 When innovation meets food waste management... even Skippy the elephant has come to check out the new development 😂.
Bokashi bins being prepared for introduction: All food waste generated at the NLCP base is now disposed of in the bokashi bins and will subsequently be composted. The Bokashi Bucket uses beneficial microbes in a a process called anaerobic (no oxygen) fermentation to break down food waste. It's 100% natural and 100% safe for people, plants and the environment.
It is anticipated that this will have the dual benefits of removing a food source from local animals – like Skippy - thus reducing the dangers of living alongside elephants; and also providing low-cost compost fertilizer to the local community.
We plan to trial this alongside separation of other waste with a view to expanding its use in the wider GMAs. This is one of the first steps in improving our, and local, waste management practices.
Frankfurt Zoological Society wysscampaign
📷 by Terniya Saran