# Crowdsourced Countertop Composters Keiro Compact Food Grinder Helps Compost Kitchen Scraps By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-07-06 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compost-kitchen-scraps References: [quirky](http://www.quirky.com/products/48?r=4c819c15cfa03e42f2e3fe626a17b1d1) & [goodcleantech](http://www.goodcleantech.com/2010/06/compostapaloozas_design_contes.php) The Keiro is a [compact food grinder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wirsh-geimori-coffee-grinder) that helps compost kitchen scraps. Food waste is ground to easily composted bits by turning a hand crank. Those who compost kitchen scraps welcome ways to keep the process tidy. Made of sustainably produced BioResin, the [dishwasher-safe Keiro pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-fresher) fit together tightly to prevent spillage and a replaceable filter system minimizes odor. The small footprint and ability to use 2-gallon ‘BioBag’ composting bags give it composting bonus points. Like all ‘Quirky’ crowdsourced designs, once presales orders reach a threshold, the units will go to production. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Crowdsourced Product Design:** The success of Keiro, a crowdsourced countertop composter, demonstrates the potential for disruptive innovation in crowdsourced product design. - **Sustainable Composting Solutions:** The development of the Keiro compact food grinder highlights the demand for sustainable composting solutions and presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in this market. - **Convenient Kitchen Waste Management:** The Keiro's compact design and the ability to compost kitchen scraps in easily disassembled parts presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the field of convenient kitchen waste management. ### Where This Applies - **Consumer Goods:** The success of the Keiro demonstrates the potential for disruptive innovation in the consumer goods industry, particularly in the development of sustainable and convenient kitchen products. - **Sustainability:** The Keiro's sustainable materials and contribution to reducing food waste present a disruptive innovation opportunity within the sustainability industry. - **Home Appliances:** The Keiro compact food grinder exemplifies a disruptive innovation opportunity in the home appliances industry, specifically in the field of kitchen waste management. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Speedy Countertop Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-kitchen-composter.md) - [Electric Food Recyclers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodcycler-eco-3.md) - [Odor-Busting Waste Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waste-composter.md) - [Compact Countertop Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodcycler-maestro.md) - [Fully Automatic Kitchen Composts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-waste-composter.md) - [Hyper-Fast Countertop Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vitamix-foodcycler-eco-5.md) - [Odorless Compost Kitchen Bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mill-kitchen-bin.md) - [Microbe-Rich Kitchen Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geme-composter.md) - [Compact Electric Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minix.md)