Green Cone Food Waste Digester

Product Information

The Green Cone is a unique and environmentally-friendly solution for disposing of household food waste. The unit accepts all cooked and uncooked food waste including vegetable scraps, meat, fish, bones, dairy products and other organic material. Nature does the rest, reducing the Green Cone's contents to water and carbon dioxide. Over 90% of the waste material in your Green Cone will be absorbed as water by the soil. Designed for a sunny spot in a well drained garden, the Green Cone is suitable for an average household of four people. Create fantastic focal points to display your plants with our selection of garden baskets, plant pots, planters, and sleepers. Add character to your garden and enjoy the versatility to move your favourite flowers and shrubs around throughout the year. Available in heavy-duty wire, willow, or rattan, our hanging baskets are a great way to brighten up your space. The Green Cone solar composting system is designed to break down food waste to its natural components of water and carbon dioxide. These natural components are then absorbed into the soil. Raw and cooked food scraps e.g. fruit, vegetables, fish, red meat, poultry, all bones, bread, dairy, egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds and more Waste management is a growing problem. When organic matter like food and animal feces goes to landfill, it either stays intact for years inside a plastic bag or starts breaking down immediately, giving off large quantities of methane. Neither situation is ideal.

Food waste should be dropped into the Cone directly, not in bags of any kind, even compostable ones. Waste lands in the underground basket, where micro-organisms and worms enter and begin to break it down. The upper part of the Cone above ground remains empty: the inner and outer cones create a heat trap of circulating air that facilitates the growth of beneficial micro-organisms and promotes the aerobic digestion process.You will also need to add accelerator powder to the mix to aid digestion. How often you’ll add it depends on the outdoor temperature. Accelerator powder is a mixture of bacteria and cereal grains. The microorganisms help break down food inside the cone, so periodically adding more of them speeds up the digestion process. Because the Green Cone has a seal to prevent smells from escaping, it does not attract flies. But if there are already eggs inside fruit peels — with oranges and bananas being prime locations for fruit flies to lay eggs — they may hatch inside the cone. Additionally, leaving food uncovered on the counter or table before putting it in the cone gives flies a chance to lay eggs in it. Each Green Cone comes with a waste caddy for collecting food scraps. When the caddy is full, you take it outside and add the scraps to the Green Cone, then close the cone’s lid.

A small amount of waste residue is produced which can be emptied every few years and dug into garden soil. Invented in 1988, the Green Cone is a double-walled, solar-powered biodigester that sits partially buried in the ground. Through the process of aerobic decomposition, it helps people break down their food and pet waste right at home — all without any odors. To use it, you just open the lid, add waste, sprinkle in the occasional bacteria, and close the lid again. The underground portion of the cone allows insects and microorganisms to aid in decomposition. Unfortunately we cannot ship internationally, including Mexico or freight forwarders. We apologize for any inconvenience. With most people discarding a significant portion of their food, organic waste has become a huge issue worldwide. Cat and dog poop have also become an increasing problem as pet populations increase. The accelerator powder is simply a mixture of natural bacteria that ensures a healthy population of safe bacteria to keep your Green Cone working efficiently.

Overview

Made in the UK from 100% recycled plastic, the Green Cone has an expected lifespan of 10 years or more. Green Cones break down waste aerobically. As bacteria carry out digestion, they return the carbon to the soil where it becomes part of the carbon cycle. The process does not emit gases into the atmosphere. Because these solar cones have a double-walled structure, they trap heat that speeds up the decomposition process. Dug into a hole in well-draining soil in a sunny position, the Cone reduces more than 90% of its contents to nutrient-rich water, which drains out of its underground basket and feeds surrounding soil. The regular addition of a little accelerator powder (a mixture of natural bacteria on a cereal base) is necessary to boost the digestion process. Embedding the Cone in soil means that bacterial digestion occurs below ground level so any odours are absorbed by the soil.

Green Cones are not bear proof. If you live in bear country, you may need to install the cone in a protected area, such as surrounded by an electric fence. Another deterrent is to put cayenne pepper on the lid after each use. Additionally, it’s a good idea to wait until bacteria become well established in the cone before adding animal attractants like meat, fruit, and other strongly scented foods.The Green Cone is a solar-powered food waste digester that efficiently disposes of all food waste - including cooked food, meat, fish (even bones) and dairy - with no turning or stirring required. The basket should be placed in a hole about 70cm wide/54cm deep in free-draining soil (not clay or chalk) in a sunny spot in the garden. The Green Cone comes with accelerator powder and a shaker jar. Where the Green Cone is situated in a position that does not enjoy full sun or during long periods of cold weather, the digestion process may benefit from the application of accelerator powder. Simply shake a small amount of powder into your compost pail before emptying food waste into the Green Cone. Green Cone is a food waste disposal unit, not a traditional composter in that it does not produce compost for garden use. It is designed to keep organic material out of the waste stream. Features & Benefits: Please note as of January 2021, the Green Cones come in a slightly darker shade of green than the photos above.