Your most Frequently Asked Questions

Vegetable and fruit peels

Meat, poultry & fish waste

Leftover food including bakery items and eggshells.

Animal manure

Tissue and compostable plates

Flowers and plants, leaves, and garden waste.

Plastic, glass, and metals

Hard bones

Coconut shells and branches

Paper products

Fat and oils, or food very high in fats and oils.

Units are available in a range of sizes from 10 kg/d thru to 1000 kg/d.

A soil amendment is typically generated in 15-24 hours.

A fine, dark brown compost-like material that can be used as a soil supplement.

Crumbly, loose, humus-like material

Earthy smell, almost odourless

No recognisable material.

The Ecobot produces a rich soil supplement with high water retention capacity. It should be mixed with soil in 1:10 ratio for direct use in gardens or further enhanced through the addition of fertiliser and another component for use in local gardens and nurseries.

No, indeed, woody branches and similar materials should be avoided.

ECOBOT works on a similar concept. However, due to the inbuilt shredder and design, it is significantly more power efficient than products from other companies. Ecobot also utilises a bacteria culture within the machine which continues to feed on the material even after it is unloaded and added to soil. It is important to recognise that the product is a soil amendment and not a full compost.

Power consumption is variable and dependent on the moisture and fat content of the waste. Typically, food waste consumes between 0.25-0.40 kWh per batch (each 24-hours) of waste added. The moisture sensor in the machines automatically puts the unit in power saver mode once the material has achieved the set moisture value.

 A 25 kg/d machine will use approximately $1.12 to $1.80 of electricity per batch @ 18c/kWh.

Yes

Yes, Ecobots have been installed in multiple locations where this is the case, including industrial locations and mines. However, the batches will take longer to process and overall consume more power as the machine will cool down overnight and will restart in the morning.

Yes, the machine can be operated intermittently. However, since the machine stays in Power Save Mode upon process completion, it does not need to be switched off. It can remain in Power Save mode till the next batch is ready to be fed.

The standard ambient range is 4 – 50oC.