Domestic Japan total amount of livestock discharge (manure) in Japan is approximately 89million MT. This huge amount of waste causes bad influences on the environment such as offensive odors and groundwater pollution. Also, it became a legal requirement that livestock farmers must properly dispose the discharges, by the enforcement of “Act on the Appropriate Treatment and Promotion of Utilization of Livestock Manure” which took effect in November, 2004. The Open-air piling and the burying discharges became prohibited. This gives the livestock farmers very heavy burden.
To cope with the problems relating to livestock discharges, Toyota has developed environmentally friendly quick composting system “resQ45” through the collaboration with Menicon Corporation. Toyota Roof Garden, one of TMC’s subsidiary companies, is in charge of the production and sales of “resQ45”. Through the network of Toyota Tsusho Corporation’s Livestock food sales business, the sales activity had started from July, 2006.
As with conventional composting, livestock manure example has spontaneous fermentation mainly introduced, using sawdust as the moisture conditioner. It takes long term (90-180 days) to properly compost the manure, especially for the decomposition of the cellulose which is contained in the moisture conditioner. We developed the new system of composting “resQ45”, by applying Menicon’s technology of the enzyme and the thermophile, as well as utilizing the know-how for the fermentation obtained through field tests.
This system consists of two items, “Tokubetsu-Kyuko” the enzyme which promotes the composting and “Thermo-master” the thermophile.
This system can shorten the composting term greatly (90-180days→45days). Also, according to Menicon’s research, this system can reduce offensive odors, as well as greenhouse gas such as Nitrous oxide(N2O), methane gas(CH4) and nitrate nitrogen(NO3‾N ) .This system can be also effective for the disposal of poultry and swine. This system is highly regarded among many livestock farmers.
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