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After the new Indoor Composter arrived we were keen to see how well it worked.


The start-up procedure was very simple. The machine arrived with a bag of 'starter' agent containing the bacteria which will break down the food waste. This appeared to be dry compost. The instructions say to add sugar and water to the dry mix and leave for 24 hours before adding any waste.





7 days in and I'm glad to report all is well. The 'compost' in the unit is dry. The small amount of food added so far has been broken down and the unit is seemingly smell free !

The manufacturer suggests that waste food should be broken down to 10% of it's original volume in around 24 hours and so far that seems to be about right. The only thing that appears to be 'hanging around' is some fresh pasta I added which was past it's sell by date in the fridge.

To be fair the manufacturer suggests that it takes a week or so for the bacteria in the machine to mature and multiply to full strength so we've only added a small amount of fresh waste, mostly consisting of coffee grinds and bread.

So, after 1 weeks operation, so far so good

If you are interested in ordering a Home Bio Composter please get in touch. The initial plan is to bring in small batches of units as demand builds.

Good news on the Indoor composting front.

A couple of months ago a manufacturer from the Far East contacted me about their new Indoor Composting machine, and after some deliberation I've invested in a test unit which has just arrived from the Far East.

First impressions are very good. The quality of manufacture appears excellent, and much more in the 'white goods' style than the NatureMill with a steel housing and high quality mouldings for it's plastic and rubber parts. It's larger than the nature mill, similar to a mini fridge, and it arrived with a 3 pin UK plug, ready to go. The unit is designed for 3-4 people, composting up to 1.5kg of food waste per day.

The unit is designed to be fast acting - composting waste in 24 hours using a Bio "fermentative" method of composting, which reduced waste volume by 90 - 95%. According to the designers it uses just 80 W/h and it's operation should be odourless, as evidenced by rubber seals and a catalytic deodorizing feature acting on the air outlet. The output 'compost' is very rich and can be reduced down 1:3 with garden soil to use in the garden.

The retail price of the unit is unclear until we gain an idea of demand. If you are interested let me know. david@mediacopy.co.uk