Orbis upgrades its container for kitchen organics

Orbis Corp., a maker of plastic bins and carts for the collection of recyclables and organics, says it has enhanced its Kitchen Collector to provide more convenient, user-friendly kitchen food scrap collection for later use as compost or anaerobic digestion feedstock.

Among the design enhancements on the NPL 390 Kitchen Collector2, according to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin-based Orbis, are features that minimize potential messes during scrap collection and emptying. The bin’s wide opening accommodates standard plate sizes, says Orbis, making it easier to dispose of after-meal scraps.

The NPL 390 Kitchen Collector also has been designed with a wider snap latch to ensure a secure seal.

“We’ve adjusted the entire lid design by installing lid stops for easy filling and emptying,” says John Sebranek, environmental marketing manager for Orbis. “When users fill the bin, the lid will stop at 90 degrees and remain open until they push it back down. When emptying, the lid stop keeps the lid out of the way at 270 degrees, which ensures there will be no mess when dumping the bin’s contents into a backyard composter or curbside cart.:

The NPL 390 Kitchen Collector2 also includes a deeper finger grip area on the back of the base intended to make the bin less likely to slip out of a user’s grasp during one-handed emptying.

When paired with Orbis’ 12-gallon Green Bin2 cart, the Kitchen Collector2 “represents the first step in helping municipalities encourage more community residents to divert food waste from landfills,” says Orbis. The company says it has been successfully introducing the concept into many North American cities, including Toronto, New York City and Portland, Oregon.

“We have been working closely with communities and municipalities to implement food scrap diversion programs,” says Sebranek. “Easy-to-use bins like the NPL 390 Kitchen Collector2 help residents learn to efficiently divert food waste from landfills and personally contribute to the environmental impact their community makes.”

Orbis makes plastic bins and carts for the collection of recyclables and waste, including plastic curbside collection recycling boxes, organic recycling bins and the Earth Machine™ Backyard Compost Bin.