Food lovers first with industrial composter

Food Lovers Market in Noordhoek, Cape Town is the first retailer in South Africa to truly invest towards a zero waste solution by adopting a composting method which breaks down cooked food waste, helping to minimise the strain on our overflowing landfills.

Dynamic husband and wife team, Christo and Suzette Viljoen have set the standards high with waste management at their Food Lovers Market in Noordhoek, by aiming for zero waste output. As cooked and raw food forms 50% of waste in landfills, the Viljoens were eager to adopt a composting method that would reduce the store’s contribution to landfill waste and are the first retailer in South Africa to install the Green Genie JK 5100 industrial composting machine, which does just that!

Green Genie’s JK 5100 is the first industrial composter of its kind in South Africa which allows cooked food (as well as raw food) to be processed into compost, eliminating strong odours left by traditional composting methods. Organic pellets are added to the food waste to break it down and the process is aerobic so no harmful gasses are released, as oppose to environmentally harmful Methane gas released by landfills, making the system far more environmentally friendly.

During composting, food waste heats up to 70° killing harmful bacteria including E.coli and salmonella. The two chamber system works on a four week cycle and can hold up to 2.5 tons of waste, producing up to 400kg of compost every two weeks.

Maintaining high standards of cleanliness

Mr Viljoen comments, “A great company starts at the back door, and we intend to maintain the high standards of cleanliness in a waste free environment. We are training our staff to be more environmentally conscious and have implemented waste management techniques to reduce our carbon footprint. The Green Genie industrial composter was a must-have to achieve our environmental objectives and we are thrilled with the results.”

The Green Genie composters have been used successfully worldwide for 20 years and offer waste management solutions for both commercial and residential properties.

For more information on Green Genie waste solutions, contact Stuart or call 072 323 3159.

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From left to right: Stuart Lindley Managing Director from Green Genie, Christo and Suzette Viljoen from Food Lovers Market Noordhoek, admiring the first compost produce from their new Joraform industrial composter from Green Genie.