Economic Value from the Household Environment Using EM4 Addition of Compost Solid Fertilizer in Banda Aceh

Abstract

As population is growing in Banda Aceh city, the waste generation rate also increasing. Therefore, there is an effort to overcome this alarming increasing rate of waste generation. This study intends to find out whether the leaves around the households in the Banda Aceh region can be made into solid compost with the addition of EM4 to meet the C/N ratio. Preparation of solid compost fertilizer that comes from household environment uses raw materials of vegetable residues in the form of cassava leaves and stems, water spinach leaves and stems, spinach leaves, papaya skin, mulberry leaves, rimbang nuts, dried leaves fermented using microorganism 4 (EM4). The nutrient content of solid compost fertilizer has met the minimum technical requirements of organic solid fertilizer so that it can serve as business opportunity in Aceh. Thus, the element C/N ratio of 10 indicates that it meets the minimum standards.