# Cone-Shaped Food Composts This Backyard Compost Works as a Solar Food Digester By Mishal Omar | Published 2016-06-08 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-digester References: [treehugger](http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/green-cone-solar-food-digester-will-reduce-90-food-waste-your-backyard.html) & [greencone](https://www.greencone.ca/) The Green Cone is a food digester that takes leftover food scraps and breaks them down into soil. The cones work by being placed into the soil of the user's backyard and having leftover food scraps dumped into them. The food is broken down and consumed by bacteria, fungi, worms and insects and 90% of the contents will end up absorbed into the soil. These food digesters have double walls to heat up the contents of the cone and speed up the process of breaking down food. The company that creates these cones partners with towns in Ontario, Canada in order to make them widely available at a subsidized cost. These cones are unique from usual "green bin" composting techniques because they reduce biodegradable waste in landfills and owners are also able to reap the benefits of healthier soil in their backyards. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Solar Food Digesters:** The use of solar-powered food digesters that break down leftover food scraps into soil, reducing waste and promoting sustainable gardening. - **Biodegradable Waste Reduction:** The trend of using innovative composting techniques, such as cone-shaped food composts, to reduce biodegradable waste in landfills and promote a greener environment. - **Community Partnerships for Composting:** The collaboration between companies and local communities to make composting technologies, like the Green Cone, widely available at subsidized costs, encouraging widespread adoption and environmental benefits. ### Who This Affects Most - **Sustainable Gardening:** The sustainable gardening industry can capitalize on the demand for innovative composting technologies that promote soil health and reduce waste. - **Waste Management:** The waste management industry can embrace the opportunity to offer and promote cone-shaped food composts as an effective solution for reducing biodegradable waste in landfills. - **Environmental Education:** The field of environmental education can benefit from partnering with companies like the Green Cone to raise awareness and educate individuals and communities about the benefits of composting and waste reduction. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hyper-Fast Countertop Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vitamix-foodcycler-eco-5.md) - [Microbe-Rich Kitchen Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geme-composter.md) - [Speedy Countertop Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-kitchen-composter.md) - [Odor-Busting Waste Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waste-composter.md) - [Intuitive Countertop Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vego-kitchen-composter.md) - [Fully Automatic Kitchen Composts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-waste-composter.md) - [Compact Countertop Composters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodcycler-maestro.md) - [Odorless Compost Kitchen Bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mill-kitchen-bin.md) - [Urbanite Worm Compost Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vermicomposter.md)