King Township FoodCycler Program

There is a limited number of discounted FoodCyclers (only 100!) available for purchase by King Township residents between July 1 and October 31. The available models include:

• The ECO 3 FoodCycler is priced at $200 (retails for $600) and holds up to 3.5L of waste making it ideal for households of one to three.
• The ECO 5 FoodCycler is priced at $300 (retails for $800) and holds up to 5L of waste making it ideal for households of four or more.

Your high-end compost machine can crush almost any organic waste including:

• Vegetable and food scraps
• Poultry and fish bones
• Shellfish (including shells)
• Eggs and eggshells
• Coffee grinds and tea leaves (including coffee filters and tea bags)
• Beans, seeds and legumes
• Meat, fish and poultry

FoodCycler Foodilizer (the end product of a machine cycle) is great for plant fertilizing, from potted plants to garden beds Foodilizer fuels it all. It can also be added to composters for a boost to the composting process.

If you don’t have a green thumb don’t despair, Foodilizer can still be disposed of in the green bin or the garbage. The reduced size means less waste in landfills and lower emissions.  

Did you know that up to 50% of household waste is composed of food waste? By helping your municipality address food waste, you are supporting your community’s environmental initiatives, while reducing your carbon footprint.

Each household that receives a FoodCycler will be asked to track how many “cycles” they run each week. A cycle takes approximately four to nine hours. This tracking allows FoodCycle Science and the Township to estimate the total waste diversion achieved over the program. At the end of the 12 weeks, participants are provided with an exit survey, to review the program and offer any feedback they may have. The survey results are used to evaluate the program's success.