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Who has designed these terracotta products?

I had a team of colleagues during the initial stage of prototyping when we were experimenting with the designs. Prof. Achuta Rao, Uma Chandru, Sudipto Dasgupta, James Fathers, Kamya. Then it was the potter Ramkrishnapa and me.

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Why did you make terracotta composters instead of plastic ones?

When I was designing the product, I did try plastic and found that it was a material that was not porous and did not absorb the liquid released during decomposition. Both these are necessary properties for a composting container. So then began the search for such a material and I zeroed in on terracotta since in India it is viable, cheap and available in the quantities I needed. a more detailed explanation is here……

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How do the potters benefit?

The potters make a better profit margin on each of the Daily Dump Products as compared to their decorative items that was part of their product range. Now they have access to working capital that is interest free (whereas they were at the mercy of the moneylenders and the vicious interest rates) They also now have a standard design which is utilitarian and which they can sell to many buyers independently of Daily Dump. They see how their products are used in to address an urban problem and slowly they have developed a sense of pride that they are part of the solution.

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Aren’t these products fragile? How long can they last?

My personal composters have lasted these last 5 years. Terracotta is breakable for sure, but if not dropped it lasts for a long long time.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of these products?

Affordable

Requires some effort and involvement

Beautiful to look at – does not look like a dustbin

Heavy for Older people

Does not use energy to work

Can Break – not monkey proof

Provides Potters a better profit margin and a utilitarian product

Difficult to fit into a flat without a balcony

Makes composting "Cool"

Smells and flies an issue if not managed

What are the future products planned for Daily Dump?

We have begun work in the following areas:

  • A mechanized composter for homes, which handles the task of having to turn the compost pile by the owner. There is big big market for this type of product. And we have to get the builders involved.

  • Composting products for specific needs like big restaurants, cafes, marriage halls, convention centers and larger hotels. Bangalore has a lot of vegetable, fruit and flower co-operative outlets. These need specific low cost well designed solutions.

  • Composting for large flats. Developers tend to highlight "gyms, clubhouses, pools" to attract customers. We hope that soon they can use "in-house composting units" to do the same.

  • Looking at the larger waste issue – plastics, paper, rubber, steel, medicine in homes –and seeing how we can create a zero waste home.

  • Products for other urban needs, like rain-water harvesting, organic farming, non-formal sector businesses.

  • Communication material for Children to understand issues of sustainability.

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