If we talk about smart home, we have to talk about Nest, the division of Google dedicated to connected devices. But Nest was born independent before being bought out, and now one of its co-founders has just presented its new project.
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Mill is Matt Rogers’ new venture, and it’s also about smart homes; albeit in a completely new way and which focuses on one of the most important modern problems: food waste.
Trash that helps recycle
Every day we throw away a lot of food, even if we take care not to, whether in the form of leftovers and waste or expired products. Even what we leave on the plate after eating can build up over time, although of course there’s no way to avoid that, is there?
Mill’s goal is that whatever we throw away can be reused to generate more food, and he does it in a smart way. The mainstay of this service is the smart bin that we receive when we contract the service, and which is able to dry and compact the food waste that we throw in it; He is able to ‘swallow’ anything edible, including fruits and vegetables, all types of meat, skins, small bones, or food-soiled paper towels. It has its limits (it does not accept large bones or biodegradable products), but in general, if it has passed on our plate it can be thrown into this bucket.
The bin compresses the waste in the bin and dries it to prevent odors from forming, although the built-in filter also helps with this. Once the bin is full (it has a capacity of 11 liters), simply take out the bin with the integrated handle and put it in a prepaid box. These crates are sent to farms to serve as food for hens and chickens; this way the nutrients are not wasted, they are only “transformed” into more food, instead of being lost forever in a landfill. This is different from the composting process, which turns food into compost and fertilizer, because it is more direct; the food does not undergo any type of modification beyond pressing.
The bin itself is important, since it incorporates many technologies such as WiFi connection, LED interface and connectivity with the official application on our mobile, but the real “crumb” of the service is in the collection and garbage treatment. Maybe that’s why it’s not cheap, at $396 per year or $45 per month.
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