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Tanco OWC converts the organic/food waste into ready to use compost. It reduces the amount of organic waste placed in big landfills. It is a decentralized solution of big landfills of garbage. It not only makes compost out of waste but also reduces the volume by 80-90% depending upon the type of waste. So the end product will be smaller, less polluting & easier to maintain. By recycling our food waste through local composting our world becomes greener. By reusing the final product as fertilizer or soil conditioner we complete the ecological loop, and contribute to making our neighborhoods and city a better place to live in.
All biodegradable wet waste – leftover food, vegetable & fruit peels, egg shells, non-vegetarian food discards, garden waste, processed food discards – can be composted.
Dry waste items like metal objects, plastic objects, coconut shells, big tree branches, rubber, cloth, medicines, chemical, glass objects, sanitary waste etc. should not be put in the machines.
Process time to convert waste to compost for a fully automatic machines is 24 hours.
Process time to convert waste to compost for Semi-Automatic machine is 8-10 days.
The process reduces the volume of waste by 80-90% by evaporating water and discharging warm air. The remaining 10-20% is turned into Compost.
The Tanco OWC performs best when different food waste types are mixed together. It performs less well on food waste of a single type such as only vegetable waste, or only bread and pastry waste.
Yes the compost can be used directly in gardens or plants. Since it is concentrated it needs to be mixed with soil in the proportion of 10:1 (soil: compost) and then added to the plants.
Yes the compost is dry like soil having a brownish colour
No gases as there is aerobic digestion taking place i.e. continuous air intake and air outlet.
No. As it is fully automatic, the garbage collector can just open the lid and dump the segregated waste into it.
No just for first 5 cycles we need to add bacteria. The bacteria reproduce continuously, so there is no need of adding it ever.
Not at all. They do not pose any threat to humans and are free of any pathogens.
It should be completely avoided. In this case it may cause the blades to break which wont be covered under warranty.
Tanco Fully Automatic OWC
- Open the lid from where the waste would be placed in.
- Place in the waste. Make sure the waste is segregated and only organic waste is being put inside the machine, and
- Close the lid and the machine would start its operation of converting the waste into compost.
- After 24 Hours open the front door to take out compost from the machine.
Tanco Semi-Automatic OWC
- Open the lid from where the waste would be placed in.
- Place in the waste. Make sure the waste is segregated and only organic waste is being put inside the machine.
- Machine will operate batch wise according to batch size mentioned. Open the front door lid after 1 hour to take out the compost mixture from the machine.
- Place the compost mixture into crates provided by us.
- After 8th day this mixture will convert into compost.
No, it need not be indoors, however, being an electrically operated machine, it has to be kept covered in a shed for the safety of the operator during the monsoons.
The machine is not odourfree but it is odourless. A special enzyme will be provided with the machine which reduces the odour.
The regular housekeeping team can operate the machine efficiently. You do not need skilled labour and you do not need to hire new labour especially for operating the machine. Our service team would train your housekeeping personnel and would be in constant touch with them in case of any problems.
The Compost can be used in one of the following ways:
- It can be used for the gardens in the premises as a soil nutrient to enrich the soil.
- It can be sold to the fertilizer companies.
- It can be donated to the nearby nurseries or to the farmers and you can be a contributor to the development of the nation
- A local government body might collect the compost depending upon where you are.
We recommend that the waste should be loaded once in a day for smooth operation of the machine.
Daily moping of the outer body of the machine and nearby surroundings is needed so that the waste lying on the ground doesn’t attract flies and rodents.
Yes, the machine has to be connected to the source for 24 hours.
Incase of power cut during the process the machine will automatically start from the same time it has covered and would automatically stop after 24 hours of operation.
Yes it works with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian waste which includes small bones.
Yes the machine only operates once all the doors are closed.
Yes. You can put any kind of organic waste into the machine including garden waste. However, it is designed for household food waste.
You would need a three phase 32A power connection.
