THE ENVIRONMENT

The case for composting

Composting is widely seen as an environmentally responsible alternative to burying organic waste in landfills where it generates methane and leachate.

The case for home composting

Home composting neither consumes the energy nor generates the carbon emissions required to transport and process material at a centralised site.

But is it as good as it's made out to be?

Home composting in cheap single bins only works if the material is regularly lifted and turned to allow oxygen into the mix. Many households don't do this because it takes time and effort and the turning process mixes old and new material. Also, in conventional bins, material sits in a compressed pile on the ground where it rots and becomes smelly. This means the material is decomposing anaerobically - thus producing methane and leachate.

The case for aerobic composting

Home composting makes most sense when it's aerobic - when oxygen is allowed to aerate the food and garden waste.

The case for Earthmaker

The Earthmaker was designed as an efficient means of disposing of domestic organic waste - "traditional three-bin composting, but gravity does the hard work!" This patented "continuous cycle process" makes it easy to add new waste at the top while removing mature compost at the bottom. It also composts aerobically. This is achieved by holding material above the ground during the mixing and digesting stages so heat generated by the decomposition process draws air up through the holes on the shelves under the material. Air-vents ensure the decomposing waste materials are bathed in oxygen as they spill from shelf to shelf.

The right tools change behaviour

It is accepted that households need to change behaviour to reduce the amount of organic waste being sent to landfill. Education has a role, but the most effective way to change behaviour is to supply equipment that meets needs and suits lifestyles. Wheelie bins change behaviour - people fill them up! Recycling bins are changing behaviour now. The right tool is needed to enable aerobic composting 'inside the gate'. The Earthmaker is that tool. 

An easy to use, convenient, fast, aerobic domestic composter.