OAHU…‘It’s All Connected’: Hawaii’s First Large-Scale Food Waste Composter Touts A Host Of Benefits 1 Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and partners launched a composting operation in Waimanalo that they hope will revolutionize the way Oahu disposes of food waste.
If you’ve been throwing out forgotten leftovers from your fridge and fruit and vegetable scraps, like the majority of us, you’ve been letting go of a perfectly reliable resource.
There’s an alternative: composting.
In May, after almost a year of testing and Covid-related delays, the state Department of Health gave Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and its partners approval to launch its Earth Flow composting system, the first of its kind in Hawaii.
Since its arrival in December 2020, its been housed at Full Circle Farm in Waimanalo, and operated by Full Circle Solutions Hawaii.
The Earth Flow composting system is a retrofitted 20-foot shipping container, designed by Green Mountain Technologies. The innovative system eliminates odors, pests and any liquid from decomposing material — and does it all quietly.
