In the spring of 2023, we reported on a sustainable food waste separation device.
The smart under-sink composter technology was developed by Victoria-based startup Sepura Home, which had that April secured seed financing for a product that separates more than 99% of solid waste going down the drain while allowing liquids to flow through, leaving a sealed and odourless container of food waste.
This month, the B.C. company has iterated its technology, launching a new automated version called Root.
The original Sepura composter was designed to keep septic fields cleaner by limiting solids down your drain, but the device also out-functions typical countertop options and garbage disposals, according to the startup, because Sepura (and now Root) can accept all solid food “no matter how liquidy [sic] they are.”
“There’s no need for compromise with our product,” suggests cofounder Victor Nicolov.
“It’s like taking a garbage disposal and compost bin and combining them into the best of both worlds,” the chief executive officer has said. “We’re proud of what we’ve created.”
To secure capital for the launch of Root, Sepura Home turned to the Kickstarter platform, where the campaign reached its goal $14,000 in “just four minutes,” according to Nicolov.
So far, Root’s crowdfunding campaign has raised an order of magnitude above its goal, securing nearly $140,000 from almost 300 backers with nearly three weeks left to go.
Sepura Home was founded in 2018 by chief executive officer Nicolov alongside Connor Pickard.
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