Please note as of January 2021, the Green Cones come in a slightly darker shade of green than the photos above.

Made in the UK from 100% recycled plastic, the Green Cone has an expected lifespan of 10 years or more. 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. If flies become a problem, avoid using chemical pesticides in the cone. Instead, spray the insects with an organic product that will break down in the cone over time. 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 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.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. 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.

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: 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. The Green Cone uses solar heating in its double-walled chamber to speed up the aerobic decomposition process in the underground digestion basket. 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.

Green Cone Kit Includes:

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 regular addition of a little accelerator powder (a mixture of natural bacteria on a cereal base) is necessary to boost the digestion process.

What can go in?

Additionally, an estimated 30% to 40% of food — much of it perfectly edible — ends up in landfills in the United States. Aside from being wasteful, disposing of that much uneaten food means landfills give off significant greenhouse gas emissions.