One of many global problems is dealing with food waste and mismanagement of food. THRiVE’s Kickstarter campaign comes with the solution to this issue. They have created the revolutionary home gadget- home composter for bio thrashes such as peels of fruits and vegetables, meat, bones, eggshells, and so on. Instead of throwing them into the dumping ground, you can process them into bio-friendly compost for plants. Sounds great, but how it performs on the daily basis. The device looks like air purifier, it consumes only 0,7 kWh of electric energy per one use and it’s odorless.
“THRiVE is a smart waste recycling machine that transforms kitchen waste and food scraps into 100% organic ready-to-use compost for indoor or outdoor plants, gardens, and backyards. This revolutionary device has one-button simplicity, is super-fast, and is silent. It’s the best way to eliminate kitchen mess and odors, reduce waste, and provide an eco-friendly solution for leftovers.”
How does it work?
Home composters heat the product and thanks to the temperature micro-organisms can develop and process the material. Then the mixture is blended and dried. The final product looks like garden soil. This process can reduce the weight of waste by 90%, this tenor of composting can decrease food waste by 50%. The company states that by using this device we can save up to 1800$ (this amount of money is calculated by prices of trash disposal in the USA) in waste disposal.
How much does it cost?
The price shapes around 209$, I think that it is a cheap deal. Because we can save money in buying fertilizers for garden and trash disposal. But what is the most important thing, is that we can stop a huge waste crisis in the world.
The Kickstarter campaign has risen to “over 2,105 backers pledged $523,674 to help bring this project to life” . This shows that people want to deal with this problem and are frustrated by the waste of food. I think that everyone should consider buying this product (when it will be available on the market). Developers show many advantages of this device, I’m glad that there are people like the founders of THRiVE who saw the demand in this market for eco-friendly solutions.
Sources:
https://www.interseroh.pl/fileadmin/user_upload/Interseroh_broszura_4_maszyny_OKLIN.pdf
I am very glad that people care about our planet. I think this is an ideal device for preserving our nature. I would use it with pleasure
I wish I had a green thumb, but it is a great idea. I hate wasting food
I am very happy that increasing number of companies come up with technological innovations to help reduce waste on our planet. It is a sustainable solution to avoid wasting food scraps! I also think that’s a great solution fo people living in a house with garden, because it would be a very good, 100% ecological fertilizer for their plants. However, it will not be useful for people living in e.g. blocks of flats, therefore they do not have gardens. I assume that biggest disadvantage of this device is the high price. For this reason this product is not common and may contribute to the reduction of organic waste to a very minor extent. If the device was cheaper, I would love to buy it for the sake of the environment, because I try to limit the production of waste as much as possible. Thanks for the interesting article!