By weight
$9 / kg
Bring sorted scraps to a bin at a partner zero-waste shop and pay by weight.
Food waste bins
Food waste bins,
out and at home
In 2022 we asked a question: should the people who make food waste take responsibility for it? So we put pay-as-you-go food waste bins in zero-waste shops. Then neighbours asked back: can I have one at home?
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Pay-as-you-go bins
Membership
$38 / month
Covers 5 kg of food waste collection each month.
Why charge?
Doing it on purpose
Not as a penalty, but so people handle their own food waste with intention. The fee covers bran and transport to farms.
Message us for bin locations and membership sign-up.
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Using a Bokashi bin at home
- 01Add scraps as usualOne bin holds about half a month of scraps for a family of four.
- 02Sprinkle Bokashi branA thin layer after each addition, then close the lid. No smell.
- 03Drain the liquidOpen the tap every 2–3 days. Diluted about 1:100 it’s a plant feed — use it the same day.
- 04Seal for three weeksIt becomes early-stage compost. Mix with an equal amount of soil and wait a week or two, or bury it in a field.
To order a home bin (about 14 L or 20 L, with Bokashi bran and a compost guide), message us on WhatsApp.
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What goes in?
✅ Yes
- Fruit peel
- Veg trimmings
- Eggshells (rinse raw egg off)
- Coffee grounds*
- Herbal tea leftovers*
- Soup leftovers (solids)
- Expired food without additives
❌ No
- Meat (raw or cooked)
- Oily or salty food
*Even better dried first — in the sun or the oven.
Collected scraps go straight to farm compost, and farmers don’t take meat (it attracts pests), so we don’t accept it even if fermented.
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When it’s full
1
Bring it to our drop-off
At 環保黎 in Yuen Long. We take it to nearby farms to support local farming.
2
Compost it yourself
Fermented scraps aren’t soil yet — mix with earth and wait 2–4 weeks before planting.
3
Use a food waste machine
Another option, with GREEN$ points — though there it mostly becomes energy rather than going back to the soil.
Questions?
Any compost question, any time — before or after you buy.