Bokashi - anybody tried this?

[Tursiops2]

Given that the lead item on News at Ten tonight was the possibility of penalties/incentives being introduced by the Gov. to encourage household recycling, and given also that "non-compostable" kitchen waste appears to be the most problematic in this respect, this stuff would seem to be the answer to a lot of potential problems. I'd like to know if it works. If it's as effective as it's purported to be, I might buy some shares in the company
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[Varan Komodosky]

Looks interesting, but despite the positive claims I would envisage a lot of consumer resistance to having food waste rotting away in the house. A further draw-back is the price of the starter packs - £85? I think not. Then you need replacement bran stuff every now and then.
If they would come up with something that dealt with plastic supermarket packaging they would be onto a winner.

[nightshade]

I tried shredding plastic packaging to use in the bottom of planters
jury is still out

[wide_world]

Bokashi

I've been using bokashi ever since a friend recommended it last January, and yes it's great for all that non-compostable kitchen waste, cooked food scraps, plate scrapings, old cheese, etc. It just becomes part of your routine in the kitchen - scrape your plates, add a bit of bran, drain the juice and slot the bucket back under the sink. I bought a twin set to use in rotation and I think the set cost about £58.

[kpdubbya]

The Bokashi kitchen waste composters are a really good addition to managing household waste, AND you can safely include meat. As it's an anearobic / fermenting process it doesn't require air - hence the snap-on lid. Odours are reduced to a strong fermented-pickling smell and the 'tea' that drains to the bottom of the bucket can be drained off via the attached tap. This 'tea' can be poured down drains to help clean them, or dilutesd with water and used as a plant feed. EMs (effective Micro-organisms) are the key here. They are suspended in a dry bran molasses which is sprinkled over the kitchen waste as it's added to the bucket - easy!

The cheapest UK seller I've found so far is from Eco-Worrier.net who offer free delivery on anything they sell, but look around, you might find cheaper.