The term ‘vegetable waste’ can be utilized to describe the plant-tissue waste created on
farming land. It can include the non-consumable parts of plant discarded which are unnecessary
during collection, handling, transportation and processing Vegetable waste is separated from green
waste, which includes the disposable waste from gardens and public parks. Vegetable wastes are
one of the significant sources of municipal wastes. Reusing of these wastes through
vermitechnology turn down the problem of no utilization of wastes. In contrast to chemical
fertilizers, locally available organic wastes of anthropogenic and natural products were used as bio
fertilizers after employing earthworm as decomposers, for debasement and reusing to increase the
production of crops which are free from contamination and health dangers. In spite of different
issues this activity of dumping is similarly a reason of loss of important materials that can be reused
as fuel, plant nourishment and grains. Vermicomposting has been recognized as one of the
probable activities in managing MSW since it is a natural process, finance affective and only
shorter duration needed to finish. Vermicompost in recent years has gained significance because
of its higher supplement ratio such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium etc. Most
vermicomposting experiments have used epigeic earthworm species because they hold greater
fertilizing potential. Earthworms are often referred as nature’s cultivators and farmer’s friends.
They play very significant role in the soil formation; they mix the organic matter personally with
mineral particles during the utilization of organic material as their nutrient. During their feeding;
earthworms increment the working productivity of scale living beings, which balances out soil and
quickens the breakdown of natural material. Participation of earthworm in breaking of organic
wastes makes the process quicker with increased humiliation of natural matter, rate of
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mineralization and increased movement of microbes that improves the quality of the end productmanure.
Experiment was performed utilizing Vegetable waste, Cow compost, Earth worms and
Urea differing the amounts of every component in each holder. This waste included the peels,
rotten pieces and scrapped portions of tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, cabbage and carrots etc. The
waste was smashed with sledge. Worms (Eisenia fetida); were requested from natural planting
stores. They replicate rapidly. Cow dung; one week old cow excrement was gathered from
cowshed of UVAS. Slurry was set up of this cow compost to use simultaneously. Nine treatment
such as T1 (Vegetable waste), T2 (The bedding will be set up by blending in part rotted vegetables'
waste with halfway rotted cow dung in 1:1 proportion), T3 (The bedding will be the same as of T1
but with the splash of 2 % urea solution.), T4- (The bedding will be the same as of T1 with
expansion of Eisenia fetida), T5 (The bedding will be the same as of T1 with splash of 2 % urea
solution and the Eisenia fetida),T6 (The bedding will be set up by modifying vegetable waste and
cow dung in 2:1 ratio with Eisenia fetida), (T7) The bedding will be set up by modifying vegetable
waste and cow dung in 2:1 ratio with splash of 2 % urea solution and the Eisenia fetida ), (T8) The
bedding will be set up of vegetable waste and cow dung in the ratio of 5:1 individually with the
Eisenia fetida), (T9) The bedding will be prepared with the ratio of 5:1 of vegetable waste and cow
dung individually with splash of 2 % Urea solution and the Eisenia fetida). After these treatments
the samples were digested by using diacid mixture. After digestion potassium (K) was detected by
using Multi-channel Flame photometer. Phosphorus (P), Nitrogen (N) was detected. Temperature,
pH, moisture content, Carbon content was detected before the digestion. The result observed
showed that there is increase in the nitrogen (N), potassium (K) and phosphorus (P). Temperature,
pH and moisture content were in the acceptable limits for the composting. The C: N ratio decreased
during the process and increase in biomass of the worms was also observed.