Eco-Conscious Consumers Can Now Compost in Style

Sun Frost, the company that pioneered energy-efficient refrigerators, now offers The Scrap Eater Composter a state of the art "living machine". Sun Frost has applied its experience in industrial design and solar technology to create the most effective, sturdy and compact composter on the market.

Encapsulated in a Bordeaux wine barrel, the Scrap Eater is not only a highly efficient composter, but is also a beautiful decorative planter. This miniature ecosystem composts food scraps in a sealed compartment so you can display the Scrap Eater on a deck, porch or even an apartment patio without concern about odors, insects or animals.

The Scrap Eater is easy to use - just add your kitchen scraps several times a week, then periodically, mix the pile with the supplied stirrer and add some dry material to the mix - a scoop of peat moss, some dry leaves, or a little sawdust. Plants growing in the soil on the perimeter of the Scrap Eater feed off nutrients that you create in the composting section. Additional compost is produced and can be used to feed plants and flowers elsewhere. This process continues the natural cycle much like it occurs in the wider biosphere.

The craftsmanship, shape and quality of materials used to manufacture the wine barrels make the Scrap Eater composter very attractive. Measuring approximately three feet high and two feet in diameter, the Scrap Eater is perfect for small or large spaces.
The Scrap Eater is the only truly solar-powered composter. The Scrap Eater uses solar architectural techniques, glazing and insulation to attain elevated temperatures. A unique feature of this insulation is its ability to keep the heat in, while it allows oxygen to freely flow to the composting microbes.
The clear dome atop the Scrap Eater is made of acrylic plastic, a material that resists solar degradation. Solar heat collected through the dome, along with the heat generated internally by the respiration of the composting microbes is trapped by the insulated walls of the composting chamber. The unique shape of the acrylic bubble not only collects solar energy, but channels water to where it is needed most. Water that condenses on the inside of the dome runs down to the plants on the perimeter of the barrel. This process has a dual purpose. First, it reduces the need to water the plants because they are receiving water from the condensation under the dome. Second, the water is flowing to the outer perimeter rather than dripping into the composting chamber, reducing the moisture level of the compost and the amount of dry material, which must be added to the compost.

Creating mineral-rich soil from your table scraps is finally convenient, clean and easy with the Sun Frost Scrap Eater. This composter is a highly functional piece of appropriate technology that is also stylish and fun to use.

For more information on the Scrap Eater please contact Sun Frost at (707) 822-9095 or info@sunfrost.com.




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