Matt Rogers, co-founder of Nest smart thermostat now a Google product, has a new gadget for the home, less smart, but as important: a food waste bin.
, Rogers felt there had to be a better way to prevent so much food from being thrown in the garbage.
Mill users put their food waste — including meat and dairy, items that aren't normally able to be composted — into a new kitchen bin that dehydrates the food overnight, turning it into an odorless, coffee ground-like material the company calls food grounds. Once the bin fills up, which Rogers says takes about three weeks on average, its contents can be packaged up and sent back to Mill via mail.
During his time at Nest, Rogers said he found that systems need to be significantly easier to use and create a better overall user experience if people are going to change their daily habits. Nest made it easy for individuals to control the climate of their home from their smartphones. Mill now makes it easy for people to get rid of food waste and reduce their carbon footprint.
"If we start to think about things differently, actually, this is where individual actions can drive systemic change," Rogers said. "That's a really big deal."
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