Journal of Management Research and Analysis 2021;8(3):127–130 Content available at: https://www.ipinnovative.com/open-access-journals Journal of Management Research and Analysis Journal homepage: https://www.jmra.in/ Original Research Article Sustainable management of food wastes using effective microorganisms compost Riddima Singh 1 , Bhagyashree Kesherwani 2 , R. M. Madhumita Sri 3 , S. Ravichandran 1, * 1 Dept. of Chemistry, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India 2 Dept. of Environmental, S. H. University, Prayagraj, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 3 Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received 12-08-2021 Accepted 26-08-2021 Available online 09-10-2021 Keywords: Food waste Effective microorganisms Remediation Compost Ecofriendly ABSTRACT Food waste has become a serious issue in recent years. Due to increase in over population, solid waste also more generated and affect public health and environment. Food wastes produce methane gas that results greater impact on global warming than carbon dioxide. The composting technology is one of the alternatives, as it is the highest form of recycling of biodegradable solid waste. The study was undertaken to utilize food waste generated, into organic manure using effective micro-organism. A total of 100 kg of food wastes were collected from 100 households in Allahabad over 15 days. The pit was dug for composting using Effective Microorganisms (EM) and natural composting for remediation of organic contaminants. The compost was analyzed and the effectiveness of compost was studied through cultivation of vegetables at households. Results revealed that EM compost had fast decomposition rate, rich in nutrients, more microbial activities, good germination and more yields compared with natural compost. Thus, the study paves way for effective management of food waste in order to minimize potential human and environment risks and composting using effective microorganisms as an option of waste management operation that is cheap, Eco- friendly and sustainable. This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. For reprints contact: reprint@ipinnovative.com 1. Introduction Fig. 1: * Corresponding author. E-mail address: ravichandran.23324@lpu.co.in (S. Ravichandran). Most challenging issues humanity is currently facing food waste worldwide. During the past few decades as the world population has drastically grown due to which the wastage of food become a serious issue globally. Discharge of methane which causing greenhouse effect due to pathogenic microorganisms. Composting can be implemented to manage and reduce waste to achieve with global sustainable development goals. During composting process, microorganisms play a crucial role in transforming organic material into stable material through the various biochemical processes thereby producing fiber rich carbon containing humus rich inorganics. The final output of composting can be utilized as fertilizers. The garbage-wastes produced by each and every home makeup the municipal results in environmental problem. India https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jmra.2021.026 2394-2762/© 2021 Innovative Publication, All rights reserved. 127