Kitchen composter

Sharp Corporation has developed a new system that dramatically reduces the volume of kitchen waste (more than 92% in 24 hours) by efficiently breaking down and digesting organic food waste by means of a proprietary Composting Bio Mix containing a blend of highly effective food digesting microbes and yeast cells which also act to suppress odors while they work.

Two new Household Kitchen Waste Composter models, the NP-40CX and NP-20CX, will be introduced into the Japanese market in September of this year.The NP-40/20CX series of composters can break down almost all organic kitchen waste in a single day, dramatically reducing the disposal volume and, at the same time, practically eliminating odors generated during processing. This energy-efficient system employs a blend of microbes that work at ordinary room temperatures and do not require a heater to raise the temperature of the waste.

The Composting Bio Mix carrier has a long service life, and need only be replaced about every six months.The amount of kitchen waste that householders dispose of daily is increasing year by year. In response to this trend, the number of local governments introducing programs to subsidize the purchase of kitchen waste composters is also increasing. Plus, consumers are becoming more environmentally aware, and in the future, it is anticipated that the trend “to process in the home, kitchen waste produced in the home” will grow stronger.