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Using!Your!Food!Waste!Composter!
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How!To!Use!The!Food!Waste!Composter!
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•!Ensure!the!unit!is!plugged!in!and!switched!on!at!the!wall.!
•!Simply!open!the!lid,!pour!the!food!in,!and!close!the!lid!again.!You!can!do!this!whenever!
and!as!often!as!you!wish.!You!do!not!need!to!wait!for!food!to!finish!composting!before!
topping!up.!
•!Once!the!lid!is!closed,!the!unit!will!automatically!continue!operation.!Over!time,!the!
paddles!will!rotate,!the!unit!will!heat!up,!and!the!fan!will!operate!automatically!to!help!
accelerate!the!composting!process.!The!unit!may!emit!steam!during!this!time!when!the!
lid!is!opened.!
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What!You!Can!Compost!
Basically!you!can!compost!anything!that!you!can!eat,!cooked!or!raw,!including:!
•!Meat!and!fish!
•!Small!bones!such!as!fish!and!chicken!bones!
•!Fruit!and!vegetables!
•!Egg!shells!and!most!seafood!shells!such!as!lobster!and!mussel!shells!
•!Bread,!crackers,!grain!foods!
•!Fast!foods!
•!Dairy!foods!
To!obtain!optimum!results!chop!up!larger!pieces!of!food!to!allow!the!food!to!compost!more!
quickly.!
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What!You!Should!NOT!Compost!
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Avoid!placing!hard!food!items!in!the!composter!
such!as:!
•!Large!bones!
•!Oyster!or!scallop!shells!
Do!not!compost:!
•!Waste!Cooking!Oils!
•!Waste!Cooking!Fats!
Also,!you!should!not!compost!nonZfood!
material,!even!if!it!is!biodegradable,!such!as:!
•!Medicines!
•!Wood!(eg!chopsticks,!matches)!
•!Paper!or!cigarettes!
•!Cloth!
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