Organic waste composting in the grocery stores sector

Industry

Composting for Grocery Stores

Reduce collection and recycling costs and valorise organic waste destined for landfills.

The problem

What makes this sector different

Unsold fresh produce is the single largest waste stream in a supermarket, and it is wet, heavy and time-critical.

A back-of-house composter absorbs the daily produce cull without an extra chilled holding area, and the 21–24 hour cycle keeps pace with a daily markdown routine.

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What TMK states for this sector

Reduce collection and recycling costs and valorise organic waste destined for landfills.

Recommended machines

Sizes that usually fit grocery stores

100–110 kg per day

TMK-100 Food Composting Machine

Double the daily throughput of the TMK-50 in a cabinet only 230 mm wider. With a capacity to process 40 tonnes of food waste a year,…

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300 kg per day

TMK-300 Food Waste Composting Machine

The starting point of TMK’s high-capacity machines. At 300 kg a day — 110 tonnes a year — it is built for large managed communities,…

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