Felda Taib Andak (FTA) village in Kulai has a strategic location as it is situated in the Iskandar Malaysia region in Johor. Also, Felda Taib Andak is a part of the Action Plan Project under the supervision of the IRDA launched by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak in December 2012 during C0P18. The project is one of the ten projects under the 10 Action Plan IRDA Concept to develop a Low Carbon Society in Felda Taib Andak.
Prof. Assoc. Dr. Lee Chew Tin, the Head of Project Eco-Green Bio-Fertilizer Production in Felda Taib Andak of Chemical Engineering Faculty has chosen Felda Taib Andak to realize sustainability and green technology initiatives in Malaysia and showcase food waste management projects through sustainable solid waste by model community compost. Her main focus is on the management of food scraps and yard waste home (leaves, grass, branches, etc.) in FTA to apply science to FTA community and also reduce waste disposal in landfills. Knowledge sharing on method of producing compost from food waste and applying it to plant trees or vegetables at home are done among the researchers and the community. Composting is the decomposition of organic matter such as food waste, agricultural waste and household waste into a humus-like material, similar as soil. Composting is a natural way of recycling organic waste into soil that can be used for planting flowers or vegetables and much more. Aerobic composting process involves biological decomposition with the use of microbes in the presence of oxygen which is the main result of this biological process are carbon dioxide gas and heat. Fertilization through anaerobic processes occurs without the presence of oxygen is more efficient as it produces methane, carbon dioxide, organic acids and alcohols.
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For More information, please contact:
Prof. Assoc. Dr. Lee Chew Tin,
Head of Project Eco-Green Bio-Fertilizer Production
Chemical Engineering Faculty, UTM Johor.
ctlee@utm.my
