Sowjanya D,Subba Rao Kumbha 01 01 More than 50 of municipal solid waste MSW generated in Asian developing countries consists of organic matter yet municipalities currently recover less than 1 of this potential resource through composting due to poor source segregation This study demonstrates a practical and economically viable householdscale food waste composting system using anaerobic decomposition methods Over a 15day feeding period followed by 56 weeks maturation we processed 13275 g of kitchen waste 39375 g of dry leaf material and 298125 g of soil achieving a final compost yield of 4690 g approximately 50 mass reduction The resulting compost exhibited appropriate carbonnitrogen CN ratio 251 to 351 moisture content 50 60 and complete decomposition of feedstock materials The composted product demonstrated significant plant growth stimulation when applied to horticultural plants This lowcost approach 170 Indian Rupees capital investment represents a scalable alternative to conventional waste management requiring minimal space and maintenance while reducing landfill burden Our findings support householdlevel adoption of anaerobic food waste composting as a practical strategy for sustainable urban waste management and soil amendment production in resourcelimited settings Copyright (c) Journal of Science Engineering Technology and Management Science. All rights reserved 2026