To develop a garbage recycling system including garbage disposal, lactic acid and biodegradable plastics production, the preservation and deodorization of garbage during storage and the explication of their mechanisms are very important. The changes of counts of viable cell in garbage collected from university's dining hall during the storage were observed. In spite of seasons, lactic acid bacteria became preferential bacteria after the garbage was stored for 24 hours. On the contrary, coliforms and clostridia that are indexes of putrefaction and pollution remarkably decreased. The coliforms were not detected after the 72- or 96- hour storage. No food poisoning bacteria, such as staphylococcus aureus and bacillus cereus, were detected after the 24 hours storage. From the results of experiment adding the staphylococcus aureus to the garbage, it was proved that the lactic acid bacteria also easily became preferential bacteria even if food poisoning bacteria gained predominance at the beginning of the storage. It is clear from this study that lactic acid fermentation during the storage process inhibits the growth of putrefactive bacteria and food poisoning bacteria, which, as a result, makes it possible to realize the preservation and deodorization of garbage.
