Did you know that the Tero can process up to 95% of your food waste? It can even recycle and enhance certain foods that do not fit into the traditional compost bin, such as animal products (meat and fish) or dairy products.

It is therefore a simple, efficient and fast way to reuse your food scraps and turn them into a natural nutrient-rich fertilizer.

In this article, find out what foods can be disposed of in the Tero and why certain foods aren’t recommended for the device.

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Foods That You Can Put in the Tero Device

Before starting a transformation cycle of your food waste, here are the 5 golden rules to follow:

1. Ensure that the food in the bucket has been valorized to their maximum to avoid food waste;
2. Be sure to add small amounts of different foods;
3. Be sure to respect the maximum filling line inside the bucket;
4. Do not cut your food waste before placing it in the Tero, with the exception of robust or fibrous foods (banana peels, asparagus, celery, etc.), which must be cut into pieces about 1 inch;
5. Add coffee grounds or eggshells to your waste to make it easier to get a better fertilizer texture.

Once these rules are applied, you can deposit the following food waste in your Tero:

All of these foods are very easy to process and will be very beneficial to your soil and plants, especially with all the nutrients they contain.

Also note that the Tero device is equipped with a grinding system that is robust enough to grind small chicken bones (wings or carcass) and fish bones. The avocado seed (which is actually quite soft) as well as corn cobs cut into sections can also be added.

*Please note:

• Even if a food can be processed by the device, it should be avoided to add a very large amount in a cycle, as this could result in a still wet or coarse fertilizer;
• The following foods are more difficult to process because they can remain sticky, clump together or stick to the walls:
  • Very wet foods (tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, etc.)
  • Fatty foods (chips, meat, processed foods, etc.)
  • Starchy foods (rice, pasta, potatoes, etc.)
  • Very sweet fruits (melons, bananas, grapes, pineapples, etc.)
  • Desserts (cakes, pies, cookies, etc.) 
• Fertilizer resulting from the processing of very salty foods (fast food, chips, ultraprocessed foods, etc.) should be used carefully in your plants, because too much sodium could harm them.

The Tero device stands out from several other organic waste recycling solutions because it can process raw meat and fish. Why? Because its unique drying technology emits heat high enough to destroy all human-damaging pathogens found in this type of food. The final fertilizer material therefore has no chance of being contaminated.

Finally, the more varied the processed foods are, the more you will get a rich and diverse natural nutrient fertilizer. 

By: Claudia Larose