Air-tight plastic containers [Photo by Fan Zhen/China Daily]

Recipe for diy garbage enzyme:

You need:

Air-tight plastic container

Ingredients: Water, fruit and vegetable dregs, brown sugar

10 parts water (fill up 60 percent of the container)

Step 1:

Mix one part of brown sugar with 10 parts water (to make up 10 percent water content)

Step 2:

Add three parts of kitchen waste (fill up to 80 percent full)

Step 3:

Close container tightly and keep for three months.

Open daily for first month to release built-up gases.

Step 4:

After three months, bottle the liquid garbage enzyme for use.

Step 5:

The waste residue can be used as fertilizers for your plants at home.