When I was living in San Francisco, I took for granted the robust composting program of Recology San Francisco. I became accustomed to composting all food scraps, paper products, cardboard, and even wooden chopsticks via a small kitchen bin lined with a green compostable bag. It was so easy, so simple, so satisfying! Then I moved to Brooklyn. I was shocked at the trash sorting system in place in New York City and its boroughs, and even more surprised to hear the lengths at which some of my friends and neighbors went to hand carry their compost to the farmer’s market community bin each Saturdays.
Now that I live in a more rural setting, the curbside composting system, while in existence, is a little finicky: no biodegradable bags, cups or containers, soiled paper, or waxed cardboard. How I would love to solve this problem directly in my own kitchen, without the need to hoard the day’s compost until trash pickup each week. In short, I’ve been considering an electric composter for the kitchen, so here, I share my findings on the currently available kitchen composter models for your consideration too.
Above: The Mill Food Recycler is not for the countertop, but sized like a trashcan. It eliminates odors and reduces waste by creating grounds for your garden, your curbside bin, or you can arrange through Mill to have grounds picked up or sent by mail. The recycler, holding up to 2.5 liters, is $999 at Mill.Above: The Airthereal Revive Electric Kitchen Composter reduces 2.5 liters of food scraps over 3 to 6 hours quietly and efficiently and contains a removable, easy-to-clean inner container; $194.62 at Airthereal.Above: Lomi2 Food Recycler has a small to mid-sized capacity (5 liters) but composts food scraps within 4 hours. Taking up a small amount of countertop real estate, the recycler is energy efficient, connects to an app, is odor-free, and has three different modes; $599 at Lomi.Above: The Puresky Composter has a high capacity (4 liters) turning food scraps into compost in 6 to 8 hours via a quiet, energy-efficient, and odorless operation. For composting such a high quantity, the Puresky Composter is just 11 by 10 inches and is designed for the countertop; $799 at Puresky.Above: Standing about as tall as a trash can, the floor-sized GEME Home Composter addresses 3.5 liters of food scraps, reducing them down over 8 to 12 hours with odor-free operation and energy efficiency; $899.99 at GEME.
