Your Food Waste
Reimagined
Ceres simplifies food waste with convenient compost solutions that eliminate odors and mess while helping the environment.
No smell, no mess.
Just real, convenient composting.
Ceres Simple is a kit that allows you to compost food waste in a box that you keep in your home. If you don't have a backyard, live in a challenging climate, or worry about pests, you can still compost your food scraps conveniently. Composting is a fantastic way to transform food waste into a nutrient-rich soil amendment while making a positive impact on the environment.
No Smell, No Mess
Perfect for Apartments or Condos
Turn Food Waste into Plant “Gold”
Positively Impact the Environment
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What’s Included
Cardboard Composting Box
Our cardboard box is a practical, eco-friendly, and effective container for composting, helping with moisture control and aeration, while contributing to the overall composting process.
Wooden Stand
Aeration is a crucial part of the composting process. Place the Ceres Simple box on the wooden stand to provide optimal airflow around and under the box.
Cloth Cover with Elastic Cord
Food waste needs to stay moist to break down. Your kit includes a cloth cover with an elastic cord to help maintain the ideal moisture level.
Coconut Coir
Coconut coir, a natural fiber from coconut husks, helps improve airflow, boost moisture retention, reduce odors, and balance the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio for optimal composting.
Biochar
Biochar enhances the composting process by improving aeration, balancing the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (since biochar is carbon-rich), retaining moisture, and supporting the growth of beneficial microbes.
Garden Spade
A handy tool to stir things up.
Getting started is easy.
Set Up Your Kit
First things first, it’s time to assemble your kit! Simply unpack the box, set the wooden stand into place, and set the cardboard box on top.
Stir Things Up
Next, hydrate the coconut coir separately in a bucket. Then, add the coir and biochar substrate to the Ceres Simple box and give things a stir with the provided garden spade.
Add Food Waste
Dig a hole in the center of the substrate, add your food scraps, and cover. Each time you add food scraps, you’ll want to add a small amount of water to help things break down.
Get Composting
That’s it! Continue adding food waste and stir to keep things aerated. Within a number of months, you’ll have nutrient-rich compost or “black gold.”
What Can I Compost?
Brown & Green Materials
Grass clippings, plant trimmings, and brown materials such as paper, paper towels, and napkins all help to balance moisture and carbon levels for effective decomposition.
Natural Food Waste
Food waste including coffee grounds, tea bags, cooked rice, pasta, oats , stale bread, tortilla scraps, beans, corn cobs, and egg shells add essential nutrients for healthy compost.
Fruit & Vegetable Scraps
Fruit and veggie scraps, peels, and stems are ideal additions to your Ceres Simple box. These nutrient-rich materials break down easily and help to create a balanced compost mix.
Inorganic Materials
Manmade materials such as metal or plastic will not breakdown in compost and should be avoided.
Pet Waste
Do not add any pet waste to Ceres Simple as it can contain harmful pathogens.
Highly-Processed Foods
Avoid foods such as chocolate, candy, chips, or junk food as these items can disrupt the composting process.
Dairy, Meat & Fish Scraps
Don’t add dairy products, meat, or fish scraps as these can create odors and upset the balance of your compost.
Big things come in small packages.
With a career rooted in green building and sustainable design, Ceres Founder Peter Doo channeled his passion for the environment into creating convenient composting solutions that empower anyone to transform food waste into nutrient-rich soil.
By composting, you’re helping to…
Reduce Waste
Of the nearly 30 million tons of annual food waste generated in the US, 60% comes from households. Composting helps divert this waste from landfills while creating a valuable soil amendment. Less waste and fewer greenhouse gases!
Save Money
Composting can save you money on fertilizers, soil amendments, and even trash bags. Plus, by reducing the amount of waste you send to landfills, you can lower your waste disposal costs (including compost pickup subscriptions)!
Improve Soil Health
Compost is packed with nutrients that improve soil health. Studies show that using compost as a soil amendment can increase soil water retention by up to 30%. Composting also increases soil biodiversity by promoting beneficial microorganisms, which helps plants grow healthier.
Fight Climate Change
When organic waste breaks down in landfills, it produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. If 50% of U.S. food waste were composted, it could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 13.3 million metric tons of CO2-equivalent each year—equivalent to taking 2.6 million cars off the road for a year.
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Whether you represent an environmentally-conscious organization or are an individual ready to start your composting journey, fill out the form below to connect with us and try a Ceres Simple kit!