Human Hair Composting part 2
It’s been a while since I posted about the human hair vermicomposting experiment. I’m using redworms picked from my other bin in a bedding of paper towels and newpapers. The point of this experiment is to see what can happen to human waste products with a minimum of effort on my part. So, apart from moving them inside, adding bedding once every six weeks or so, and occasionally checking on them, I’ve done nothing. I made the decision in early November to bring them into my house to keep them warm through the winter.
Results are mixed. The hair appears to be breaking down slowly. The worms I added are not dead, but they aren’t doing great either:
My human hair worm bin
Inside my human hair worm bin
Worms are still alive, but not plentiful
Moving the worm bin inside
On the plus side, I’ve noticed no smell. Whenever I open the box up, I see a great deal of condensation, so I have been adding more scrap paper.. I have not been ripping it up, which may have a negative effect. But I still see live worms around in there. So far it has been over six months and there is still a significant amount of hair, but the initial melons are all gone.
3 comments January 11th, 2009
