Ideal for summers at the cottage: FoodCycler machines recycle your food waste into a reusable resource for gardening
Township of King, Ont. (July 7, 2025) — Cottagers: spend less time hauling your food waste to the dump this summer, and more time on the dock! The Township of King has once again partnered with Food Cycle Science to bring King residents FoodCycler machines at a discounted cost (just in time for the summer season) in exchange for recording their usage during the 12-week program.
These high-end food scrap composters turn your waste into great garden additives in three easy steps. All you have to do is add food waste to the bucket, put the bucket in the unit and press start. 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, legumes, meat, fish and poultry can all skip the green bin in favour of your FoodCycler.
There is a limited number of discounted FoodCyclers (only 100!) available for purchase by King Township residents now until 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.
To sign up for the King Township FoodCycler program, complete the online Registration Form. Registering for the program does not guarantee a spot. Selected participants will be contacted to arrange FoodCycler machine delivery dates.
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. Once the program is complete, the FoodCycler machine is yours to keep!
King Township is among over 180 municipalities partnering with Food Cycle Science. The previous round of the King Township FoodCycler Program consisted of 130 King Township households and resulted in 44.7 metric tonnes of CO2 diverted per year. Ninety-two per cent of these participants stated they would continue to use their FoodCycler. Now the program is expanding with new models and more machines available.
For more information, including a video on how to use the FoodCycler, visit king.ca/FoodCycler
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Township of King
Rebecca Streef, Communications Intern
Township of King | Phone: 905-833-5321 | Email: media@king.ca