Industries
On-site composting for your industry
Every sector produces food waste differently. Pick yours to see how the waste is sized, which OCTOEN system fits and where it already runs.
- 12-24 h
- composting cycle
- Up to 90%
- less wet food waste volume
- No
- water or drain connection
- Own factory
- every system built in Sivas, Türkiye
Choose your sector
- Hotels and resortsOn-site food waste composters sized by occupied rooms, from boutique hotels to large resorts.
- Restaurants and cateringCompact on-site composters for restaurant kitchens, chains and contract caterers, sized by meals served.
- Hospitals and healthcareOn-site composters for hospital kitchen, cafeteria and patient-meal food waste. Never medical waste.
- Schools and universitiesCafeteria and campus food waste composted on site, from a school kitchen to 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) a day.
- MunicipalitiesMarket, park and kitchen waste composted near where it is collected, plus pet food lines for animal shelters.
- Stadiums and event venuesMatch-day and event food waste composted on site, kitchens first, at stadiums, arenas and event venues.
- Shopping mallsOne central composter for the food court, restaurant and landscaping waste of every tenant.
- Supermarkets and marketsCompost produce, bakery and deli waste in the store, at the distribution center or at the weekly market.
- Food and beverage plantsCompost production scraps, off-spec product and canteen waste at the plant, from 500 to 5,000 kg a day.
- Factories and corporate campusesOn-site composting for plant cafeterias and campus grounds, from 130 kg (287 lb) to 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) a day.
- Islands, ships and offshoreCompact on-site composters for island resorts, ships and offshore sites, with no water or drain connection.
- Mining and remote campsComposting lines for mining camps and remote sites, from 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) to 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) a day.
- Farms and greenhousesOn-farm composting for plant residues, culled produce and farm kitchen waste, with compost used on your land.
Buyer's guides
Start here if you are comparing technologies or sizing a first system.
- Compost machine buyer's guide: the OCTOEN ECO seriesThis guide explains how an OCTOEN compost machine works, which model fits your daily food waste, what can go in and what installation and service look like. The ECO series runs from a countertop kitchen unit to a line for 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) a day, all built in our own factory.
- Industrial compost machines for 300 to 5,000 kg (661 to 11,023 lb) of waste a dayOCTOEN industrial compost machines turn large daily volumes of food and organic waste into fresh compost on site, in a 12-24 hour composting cycle. This page covers capacities, shredding and handling, site requirements, reporting data and the sites already running them.
- Food waste composting on site, where the waste is producedOn-site food waste composting cuts what your site stores and hauls, and turns a daily disposal stream into fresh compost you can use. This page explains why sites do it, how the 12-24 hour process works, what comes out and how it changes hauling.
- Commercial food waste composters for kitchens, hotels and campusesAn OCTOEN commercial food waste composter is an on-site, in-vessel aerobic composting system that stands next to your kitchen and turns daily food waste into fresh compost. Five models cover 30 to 1,000 kg (66 to 2,205 lb) a day.
- Food waste dehydrator vs composter vs digester: a neutral comparisonThree kinds of on-site machines handle commercial food waste, and each leaves something different behind. This comparison sets out how each one works, what it needs at installation, what local rules say and what to ask any supplier, so you can decide on facts.
- Food waste biodigesters: what the term covers and where composting fitsThe term bio digester covers three different technologies: on-site aerobic machines, anaerobic digesters that make biogas, and units that send food waste down the drain. This page explains how they differ, where OCTOEN in-vessel aerobic composting fits and what comes out of each.