The City launched an educational video series to help you get the most out of your FoodCycler. In April 2025, the City received more than 1,000 responses to a survey on how residents’ FoodCyclers are working for them.
The survey allowed the City to learn if any FoodCyclers needed repairs and to find out what, if anything, was keeping residents from diverting 100% of their food waste through the FoodCycler.
The City took the key questions residents had and created a series of educational videos with tips to help everyone get the most out of their FoodCycler. The main tips are to:
- Leave a scoop of pre-treated material from the previous cycle in the bucket for each new cycle,
- Add a variety of scraps to each bucket, and
- Clean the lid filter regularly.
The series includes videos on:
- Processing very fibrous foods
- Processing starchy foods
- How to prevent jams
- How to access the no-cost local FoodCycler repair program
- Basic FoodCycler maintenance
- Fridge cleanouts
- Using soil amendment in your garden
- Using the organics drop-off bins
Why it matters: we all need to keep our household food waste out of the landfill, where it creates pollution and uses up landfill space. Using the FoodCycler to keep all of your food waste – even the trickier items – out of the garbage helps protect our environment, extend the lifespan of the landfill, and keep wildlife safe. Over 2,300 Nelson households are now using the FoodCycler to keep organic waste out of the landfill.
For more information and to watch the videos, visit nelson.ca/organicsresources