The Green Cone reduces food waste to its natural components of water,
carbon dioxide and a small residue. The solar-heated garden unit takes
all cooked and uncooked food waste including meat, fish, bones, dairy
products, vegetables and fruit.
The Green Cone is a four-part injection moulded unit comprising
a lower basket installed below ground and forming the base for
an upper assembly consisting of a black inner cone and a green
outer lidded plastic cone. The diameter of the outer Green Cone
is 59cm at its base and 28cm at the lid end. The in-ground food
waste digestion chamber is 42cm deep and the Green Cone stands
less than 70cm above the ground.
The Green Cone takes all household food waste,
including vegetable scraps, raw and cooked meat or fish, bones,
dairy products and other organic kitchen waste eg tea bags,
bread etc. The Green Cone comes with a 4L kitchen caddy for
collecting and carrying household waste to the Green Cone.
The patented design of the unit utilizes a
solar heating effect between the inner and outer cones to
promote air circulation, which facilitates the growth of
beneficial micro-organisms and the desirable aerobic digestion
process. The household food waste is converted into water,
carbon dioxide and small amount residue that will only need to
be removed every few years in a well operating Green Cone.
In a Healthy working Cone the food waste will
be covered in a blue/gray fur, this is the bacteria doing its
work. While you can see the bacteria you do not need to add
accelerator powder. When the level of bacteria starts to
Disappear add some accelerator powder.
Your Green Cone is supplied with accelerator
powder and an application jar. Where the Green Cone is situated
in a position that does not enjoy a full days sunshine, or when
there are long periods of cold weather, the digestion process
may benefit from this powder.
DO NOT USE ANY OTHER TYPE OF ACTIVATOR IN
THE GREEN CONE AS IT COULD KILL THE BACTERIA.
Empty the contents of the sachet into the shaker jar, then shake
a small amount of the powder on the food in the caddy before
emptying the food waste into the Green Cone.
It is also beneficial to use the powder for the first few weeks
after the installation of the Green Cone to encourage the growth
of bacteria.
The accelerator powder is simply a mixture of natural bacteria
on a cereal base that ensures a healthy population of safe
bacteria to keep your Green Cone working efficiently.
