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[Paul Osmond <s9900761@pop3.unsw.edu.au>]

Hi Ute,

The contact Russ is referring to is the Recycled Organics Unit (ROU) at the
University of New South Wales, part of the UNSW Environment Management 
Program.

The "device" Russ mentions is actually a vertical composting unit, 
manufactured by
Willson Brown of New Zealand. It has nothing to do with worms, decomposition 
is
microbial - the temperature in the top third of the unit gets to 80 degrees 
plus
(centigrade). However, it is an suitable means for composting food and garden
organics in some specific situations.

The University's Grounds Department is responsible for the UNSW composting 
facility
(which includes other technologies besides the vertical composter). The ROU 
provides
technical advice when required, but does not manage the facility - its main
involvement is in recycled organics research and development, information
collection/dissemination, training and education. From that angle, you might 
find
the ROU website of interest: www.recycled organics.com.

Cheers,
Paul Osmond (UNSW)



Pacific Edge Permaculture + Media wrote:

> Hi...
> I suggest you email Cameron Little: cameron.little@unsw.edu.au and ask him
> for the email of the UNSW Green waste Unit who have a large device on campus
> - New Zealand design I believe.
>
> ...Russ Grayson. Sydney
>
> > From: <permed@nor.com.au>
> > Reply-To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Mon, 27 May 02 08:32:40 -0000
> > To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Subject: Re: [permaculture] Large-scale wormeries
> >
> > Our local Council has recently set up a huge wormfarming operation for 
> > all its
> > municipal organic waste - householders and restaurants have a separate 
> > bin for
> > organics & as far as I know includes cooked as well as uncooked food 
> > scraps.
> > They ran a TV promotion for people to wrap their kitchen waste in 
> > newspaper
> > and not use plastic bags for these bins.
> > Lismore City Council's web site:  www.liscity.nsw.gov.au
> > Robyn
> >
> >> I was wondering if anybody had information on large-scale wormeries,
> >> e.g. for a restaurant or similar.
> >> In the situation I am looking at the prime purpose would be waste
> >> disposal (or rather reduction/conversion), compost and worms would be
> >> regarded as a by-product.
> >>
> >> A particular question that arises in a restaurant situation is the
> >> separation of cooked food, if indeed that is necessary (my understanding
> >> is that cooked food should not go into a wormery, but I stand to be
> >> corrected).
> >>
> >> Any hints, experiences, web links, paper titles etc. appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> Slán,
> >> Ute
> >
> >
> > Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre
> > home to:
> > Permaculture Education
> > ERDA Institute Trust
> > Nimbin Eco-Village Project Office
> > Robyn Francis - permaculture designer & educator
> > PO Box 379, Nimbin NSW 2480 Australia
> > Ph 02-6689 1755 Fax 02-6689 1225
> > permed@nor.com.au  www.earthwise.org.au
> >
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