Eco-Safe Digester Organic Waste Decomposition System

Designed to safely convert up to 1,200 pounds of food waste per day into a liquid that can be returned to the ecosystem, the new Eco-Safe Digester from Marathon is an innovation breakthrough in confronting the growing problem of organic waste processing and disposal. The Eco-Safe Digester is an environmentally friendly method for converting food waste into liquid and was designed in response to some staggering statistics:

• According to a 2008 United Nations study, it's estimated that about 30 percent of the food produced annually in the United States — about $50 billion — is thrown into the garbage.
• Food retailers lose more than of 5.5 billion pounds of food per year — about 2 percent of the edible food supply — with dairy, fruit, and vegetable spoilage accounting for half of those losses, according to a USDA report.
• The Environmental Protection Agency has reported that the United States spends an estimated $1 billion annually on disposing of food waste.
• Less than 800,000 tons of the 31.79 million tons of food waste generated annually in the United States is diverted from landfills.

Benefits

By diverting waste from landfills, the Eco-Safe Digester offers multiple environmental benefits as well as measurable cost savings. For example, using the 1,200-pound capacity unit for one year:

• Reduces 58 MTCE of greenhouse gases
• Is equivalent to taking 40 cars off the road
• Saves 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel (it takes 130 barrels of crude oil to produce 1,200 gallons of diesel fuel)
• Reduces CO2 by 470,000 pounds
• Preserves valuable landfill space
• Is equivalent to planting approximately 100 trees
• Reduces use of trash bags and rodent control systems
• Returns tens of thousands of gallons of water a year to the ecosystem

How It Works:

The Eco-Safe Digester™ uses a highly refined formula of microorganisms to break down organic waste into a liquid. This liquid can be safely flushed down the drain, completely eliminating the waste and ultimately enabling the effluent to return to the ecosystem as water.

Within 24 hours, the Eco-Safe Digester will safely and quickly decompose virtually all organic food waste, including:

• Meat
• Poultry
• Fish
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Rice
• Pasta
• Bread
• Coffee grounds
• Grains
• Eggshells
• Dairy products

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