Food waste actually doesn’t smell if it’s kept dry. Put solid food waste, semi-dry coffee grounds, and oily paper towels into paper bags on an airy bag holder, and it should be fine for a few days to a week without any smells or flies.
This doesn’t work for rotten food and larger amounts of raw meat, though. Those must be thrown directly into compost or trash.
Make sure to keep it airy and dry, and use paper towels to absorb any extra liquids. If you let them sog up in a sealed bin, then they get gross.
The resulting bags can be rolled up and closed and shouldn’t leak. You can use a plastic bag to be doubly sure if you’re taking them onto a bus. The bags can then be thrown into compost. in Sweden, they’re centrally collected to put into biogas reactors.
Food waste actually doesn’t smell if it’s kept dry. Put solid food waste, semi-dry coffee grounds, and oily paper towels into paper bags on an airy bag holder, and it should be fine for a few days to a week without any smells or flies.
This doesn’t work for rotten food and larger amounts of raw meat, though. Those must be thrown directly into compost or trash.
Make sure to keep it airy and dry, and use paper towels to absorb any extra liquids. If you let them sog up in a sealed bin, then they get gross.
The resulting bags can be rolled up and closed and shouldn’t leak. You can use a plastic bag to be doubly sure if you’re taking them onto a bus. The bags can then be thrown into compost. in Sweden, they’re centrally collected to put into biogas reactors.