FoodCycler | Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula

The In-Home Food Waste Diversion Solution

Join your municipality in tackling food waste by piloting FoodCycler™ technology in your home. Support your municipality by testing this innovative technology!

90% reduction in food waste volume and 95% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from food waste

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The Science Behind FoodCycler: FoodCycler and Foodilizer Explained

Why should I participate?

Did you know that up to 50% of household waste is composed of food waste? By helping your municipality address food waste, you are supporting your community’s environmental initiatives, while reducing your carbon footprint.

What is required of me?

Not much! Purchase a FoodCycler™ from your municipality at a subsidized cost, track your use once a week for a period of 12 weeks and then answer a brief exit survey.

Learn more about FoodCycler

What is a FoodCycler?

The FoodCycler™ is a closed-loop indoor compost alternative that speeds up the natural decomposition process through aerobic digestion of waste. The unit dries and grinds food waste into a dry, odorless nutrient-rich by-product that is significantly reduced in weight and volume from its unprocessed state. The product is free from bacteria, weed seeds, and food-borne pathogens that were eliminated during the process.

Benefits of the FoodCycler:

Up to 90% volume reduction
Quiet, compact, odourless operation
Easy to clean, easy to operate, no special training or skills required
Quick (compared to composting, the FoodCycler™ processes food waste in hours, instead of months)
Produces a valuable soil amendment, low in odour, and less attractive to wildlife.
Reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) impact vs. landfill.

FoodCycler Pilot Program

The pilot program will run for 12 weeks beginning on August, 2024 and ending on November 2024. Each household that receives a FoodCycler will be asked to track how many “cycles” they run their FoodCycler through each week. For example, if you fill your FoodCycler up with organic waste and run the machine once per day for a week, you will mark down that you ran your unit 7 times. This tracking allows FoodCycle Science and the Municipality to estimate the total waste diversion achieved over the 12-week pilot program. At the end of the 12 weeks, participants are asked to fill out an exit survey, providing their review of the program and any other feedback they may have. The survey results are used to evaluate the program's success.