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Turn food scraps into a nutrient rich soil amendment, Foodilizer

Leading the Way in Food Waste Recycling.

Close the loop on food waste right where it matters most: at home.

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Take the work out of waste in 3 easy steps

1. Add Your Food Scraps

1. Add Your Food Scraps

Place your food scraps, leftovers, and more into the FoodCycler bucket. You can add almost any type of food waste, from stubborn oyster shells to smelly onion skins.

Place your food scraps, leftovers, and more into the FoodCycler bucket. You can add almost any type of food waste, from stubborn oyster shells to smelly onion skins.

2. Press Start

2. Press Start

Our patented Vortech™ grinding system breaks down even the toughest food waste in just a few hours.

Our patented Vortech™ grinding system breaks down even the toughest food waste in just a few hours.

3. Feed the Earth

3. Feed the Earth

The result of recycling food waste produces Foodilizer™ - a dry nutrient-rich soil amendment for your plants. No more stinky garbage.

The result of recycling food waste produces Foodilizer™ - a dry nutrient-rich soil amendment for your plants. No more stinky garbage.

Your kitchen's new MVP

Take the gross out of garbage

You deserve a clean kitchen. FoodCycler handles smelly food waste, so you have one less chore to worry about.

So easy to use

Just press one button to start a cycle—yes, it’s that simple.

Whisper quiet

Unlike noisy trash trucks, the FoodCycler does the same job but quieter (and better).

Large, portable bucket

Choose from a 3.5L or 5L bucket. The more food waste recycling you do, the more Foodilizer you get and that means fewer trips to the trash bin.

Jam-free technology

Our Vortech system is the most powerful on the market, so you can set it and forget it.

Designed to fit

Our FoodCyclers are made to fit stylishly in your space — whether in the kitchen or anywhere you choose. 

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Our most premium FoodCycler with the largest capacity.

Our most compact FoodCycler doesn't compromise on power.

5L bucket

3.5L bucket

4+ people household

1-3 people household

Vortech grinding system

Vortech grinding system

13.8" H x 13.8" W x 10.3" D

11" H x 9" W x 13" D

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Our Vortech grinding system breaks down what others can’t
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Small gadget, massive impact

North America creates 168 million tonnes of food waste every year. 

Let's start recycling food waste and turn scraps into solutions.

The FoodCycler reduces your household’s food waste by up to 90%

The FoodCycler reduces greenhouse gas emissions from food waste by up to 95%

13,000 tons of food waste has been diverted from landfills across North America since 2011, thanks to FoodCycler users.

223,300 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions have been avoided annually. That’s like taking 53,000 gas-powered vehicles off the road.

Join over 250,000 households leading the future of food waste recycling

“We leave the bucket next to the sink and the composter in the pantry. So far. I love it. I’d recommend it. And so happy I don’t have slimy food waiting to be transferred anymore!”

"Works exactly as described: we fill up the large-capacity container with food scraps and, about once a week, put in the machine to process at night . . . by morning, there is less than a litre of dry, brown, odourless powder that I've been sprinkling directly on our lawn."

"Just received this today and am astounded how easy it is to set up and how quiet it is; impressive and a wonderful asset to my kitchen food disposal management; will prove to be worth the investment over time."

"What an incredible job this does on kitchen waste. It is rare to find something that works totally as advertised. It turned 5 litters of food waste in to a very small pile of organic matter that WILL NOT go into the landfill."

Leaves the competition in the dirt

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Power

Vortech – patented technology – powerful enough for the toughest types of food waste

Weaker tech – can't grind as effectively or as many types of food waste

Size Options

Choose between 3.5L or 5L

3L only

Portable bucket with lid

Included

Lid is an add-on cost

Energy use

Average 0.9 kWh per cycle

Average 1 kWh per cycle

warranty

Best-in-class 3-year warranty

Shorter warranty period

EasY to Use

One-touch button to start

Many options and modes

Quiet + Odourless

Frequently Asked Questions

What food waste can be recycled?

Food waste recycler machines can handle most food scraps, such as vegetable peels, pits eggshells, stems and other leftovers, but not many can handle bones, tough leaves (like pineapple) processed oils or cheese. However, the FoodCycler’s patented Vortech technology is a game changer! Unlike other machines, it can handle almost any type of food waste except the large beef bones: go ahead and toss in those peels, wings, BBQ ribs, mussel shells, pineapple leaves, yesterday’s uneaten lunch and let our technology do the work.

Click here to learn what the FoodCycler can process and what to avoid

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Why is it important to recycle food waste?

It’s important to recycle food waste because it stops the food waste from entering the landfill, where it will breakdown and creates methane, which is a dangerous greenhouse gas. In 2022, in the US, over 14% of methane levels came from landfills! Methane, when released into the atmosphere, is 20x more harmful than carbon dioxide. This causes the world to warm up, leading to global warming and climate change. By limiting the amount of food waste entering landfills, there is less methane produced which harms the earth and the environment.

Recycling food waste diverts food from going to the landfill and releasing harmful gases; instead, the by-product produced from the food can be mixed with soil and used to boost plants, closing the loop of food waste.

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What is recycled food waste used for?

When food waste is recycled you create a nutrient rich by-product which can be added to your backyard compost or used as a soil amendment to enrich your soil and make your plants grow better.

Foodilizer, the by-product from the FoodCycler, is a research-backed soil amendment and compost feedstock. Foodilizer is jam-packed with nutrients that plants need, including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK)! These are nutrients that help plants grow stronger with more resilient roots. Foodilizer itself is not a compost but rather can be a feedstock for composting and has been shown to compliment compost initiatives effectively. 

Learn more about Foodilizer by checking out our Gardeners guide!

Do food waste recyclers produce any odors during operation?

Food waste recyclers vary in their ability to capture odour production and are unit specific. FoodCyclers are equipped with carbon filters, which allows for a odourless processing. The odours from the food waste run throughout the carbon filters, which take and remove the odour from the food waste. Carbon filters are great for catching the nasty odours from food waste as they absorb onto the filters. These carbon filters are even able to remove most of the odour from the smelliest food waste, such as fish or other sea food!

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Awarded by some of the world’s most reputable names in tech and innovation

Community Impact

FoodCycler started by helping municipalities tackling food waste challenges across North America. Now, we’re empowering you to make a difference at home.

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Trusted by over 180 municipalities in Canada and the US

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