Empirical research has shown that on-site composting has two key financial benefits for canteen operators:
Reduce food costs by 4% through (a) direct measurement of waste volumes, (b) visibility of waste type leads to menu and purchasing optimisation.
Reduce consumable costs by 11.8%.
Research conducted by Champions 123 found that initiatives to reduce food waste in the food service industry generated an ROI of greater than 14:1 (depending on the specific sector).
Waste cost inflation is anything from 15% to upwards of 30% per annum depending on your waste provider and where you are. Managing your organic waste yourself gives you direct control of your costs, gives you visibility of your waste volumes allowing you to reduce (and save money), while reducing collection frequencies (due to no on-site rotting).
Most landfills in South Africa have closed or are nearing closure. Municipalities are thus pushing to reduce waste going to landfill by encouraging recycling of both in-organic and organic waste. Johannesburg and Cape Town have set clear objectives of reducing organic waste to landfill by 50% by 2022. We can thus see stringent regulations with financial penalties coming in to reduce waste volumes going to landfill.
What happens when your organic waste is not collected? Perhaps due to a labour strike, protests blocking the road or even COVID-19? The organic waste rots and smells and can become a disease vector that threatens the health of your employees. Taking control of your organic waste eliminates these risks.
In an age of social media where one 'influencer' can seriously enhance (or damage) your brand, it's good to be on-trend in terms of the environment.
Composting food waste can reduce CO2e emissions by 617kg/tonne while also, by recycling nutrients, enhancing the health of your landscape soil (which in turn reduces CO2e emissions).
On-site waste management gives you a clear view of your waste volumes, enabling easy and clear reporting of waste volumes which can contribute to reduction interventions.
The Earth Bokashi Solution uses indigenous micro-organisms to pre-treat food waste in anaerobic collection bins. Treated food waste can be stored indefinitely and then composted, trenched, or fed to composting worms. Easy to use and train, Earth Bokashi is an idea solution for waste volumes of less than 2000kg/month.
You produce 0.08 kg food waste per month
0.00 kg Earth Bokashi required per month
0.00 x 50L bins required
* Minimum of two bins required
Monthly Service Includes:
How the service works:
Benefits Include
Zero-to-landfill solution
Minimises transportation costs and carbon footprint
Eliminates waste odours
Reduces pest populations
Lowers labour costs by eliminating double handling
Improves cleanliness and safety of waste areas
Strengthens internal sustainability culture
Supports climate-change mitigation
Enhances soil health and biodiversity
The Earth Cube, manufactured under license in South Africa, is an enclosed aerated static flow bin (IBC) designed for efficient, on-site food waste management.
Processing capacity: Up to 18 kg of food waste per day (~600 kg per month)
Ideal for: Lodges, boarding houses, and campuses with multiple distributed kitchens
Benefits: Low-cost, easy to operate, hygienic, and odour-controlled
For higher waste volumes, multiple Earth Cubes can be installed and arranged in series, providing a scalable solution to meet larger operational needs.
The Earth Cycler is a compact, high-capacity on-site composting system, available in two versions:
5 Tonne Earth Cycler: Processes up to 5,000 kg of waste per month, including a carbon component (wood chips, sawdust, waste cardboard/paper)
10 Tonne Earth Cycler: Processes up to 10,000 kg per month, including a carbon component (wood chips, sawdust, waste cardboard/paper)
Key Features:
Earth Cycler’s have been installed at Discovery, Standard Bank Insurance Brokers, FNB Call Centre, Kusile Power Station (by Tsebo), and Philip Morris International. A brochure is available here.
