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In the present study, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis played major role in remediation of kitchen wastes for composting in environmental cleanup strategy. These bacterial isolates with their concomitant enzymatic activity were found to be effective in degradation of kitchen wastes. Kitchen wastes were made up of mainly starch, protein, lipids and cellulose which are also degradable by the pathogenic microbes which, however, contaminate the whole environment. The said efficient bacterial isolates were checked by gram staining, colony characterization, biochemical characterization, and their extracellular hydrolytic enzyme production. These two successful bacterial isolates were eligible to produce all of these enzymes (amylase, protease, lipase and cellulase) in a special media, and are responsible for degradation of kitchen wastes. Production of all these enzymes is mandatory for the bacterial isolates wastes for biodegradation. From the present investigation, it can be concluded that useful bacteria can be isolated from the surrounding environment for ecofriendly bioconversion of solid kitchen wastes, as compost, which is a novel approach.