Frequently Asked Questions
Lomi
What can go in Lomi?
Lomi is great at breaking down all kinds of food scraps - from fruit and veggies to meat and grains. You can find our handy guide here: https://lomi.com/pages/what-can-go-in-lomi
What is Lomi?
Lomi is a revolutionary countertop composter that transforms food waste into organic fertilizer in just a few hours. Lomi accelerates the composting process, allowing you to return food scraps to the earth and feed your plants. At the same time, using Lomi diverts food waste from landfills, decreasing the amount of methane that is produced from food waste.
Lomi can break down a wide range of food items, as well as Lomi Approved products and packaging, such as bioplastics. It's small, quiet, odour-free, and easy to use.
What are the benefits of Lomi Earth to soil?
Lomi Earth has so many benefits for your plants! The most beneficial Lomi Earth (or Lomi dirt) is made during Grow Mode and when using a LomiPod.
Lomi works by accelerating composting, the process by which organic matter (food waste) is decomposed into CO2, water and nutrient rich, biologically-stable soil amendment.
Lomi does this by harnessing both physical and bio-chemical means of breaking down food waste.
The addition of LomiPods help to further increase the microbial population and soil organic carbon content in soil. Microbial life in soil increases the availability of nutrients such as nitrogen to plants, allowing them to grow healthier! And, since Lomi dirt is high in organic matter, vital nutrients, and organic carbon, it has a great capacity to hold and store key nutrients in the soil. This means your nutrients won’t get washed away/lost and your plants will have access to the elements they need to grow and thrive. Lomi dirt also has a great water holding capacity which allows your plants to be more resistant to drought and decreases the need for watering.
How long does it take to turn food scraps into Lomi Earth?
Lomi has three modes which all operate on different time frames! Short on time? Choose Eco-Express! Got time to create a more mature product? Grow is the way to go.
Grow: Our longest cycle produces the most nutrient-rich end product, which can be mixed with soil in your garden or house plants (16- 20 hours).
Eco-Express: Shortest cycle; mix this in with Grow mode dirt, other mature compost, or toss it in the Green bin (3-5 hours).
Lomi Approved: A medium length cycle that transforms food waste & Lomi Approved Products and Packaging into dirt to add to your green bin! (5-8 hours).
Food Recycling Program
What is the Lomi Food Recycling Program?
The Lomi Food Recycling Program stops food from entering our landfills by diverting it from the waste stream and tranforming it into natural fertilizer that is donated to local partners to regnerate the soil and help grow local produce.
Your Lomi Earth can be collected up to once per week.
What happens to my Lomi Earth once it's picked up?
The Lomi Earth we collect is taken to farms in our community so that they can grow their local fruits and veggies with natural fertilizer. Farm to table, then back to the farm!
How does the program work?
How do we do this? Easy!
🪣 Setup
We provide you with a brand new Lomi 2, Lomi Filters, and a 3.5 gallon bucket to store all of your Lomi Earth in while you continue your regular Lomi use.
📅 Schedule
When you're ready, you can schedule your pickup with us via the Lomi app (available for Android & iOS).
🚚 Collection
We come pick up your Lomi Earth and leave you with an empty bucket so your routine isn't interrupted!
How much does the program cost?
The program is $30/month.
Service
When does my Lomi Earth get picked up?
Lomi Earth is picked up as often as once per week. We currently complete collection on Thursdays.
Do you pick up anything other than Lomi Earth?
At this time we only offer pickup of Lomi Earth that is made solely of food scraps.
