I have always struggled with the food waste that goes through my kitchen but am not in a position to have a compost pile. I was so excited when I saw the FoodCycler from Vitamix. I absolutely love my blender from them! Vitamix does an incredible job really thinking through their products and making them user friendly. I have my FoodCycler set up in my laundry room. I love that the bucket comes out and I can put in on my counter or under my sink and the filtered lid does a great job of keeping the smell inside. Then I just run the machine at night, which is super quiet, you wouldn't even know it was running, then in the morning I put the finished food scraps in the bin I have tucked under my folding counter. It's so easy! And there is no funky odor from the finished product which I love as well. And my kids love seeing what the food scraps turn into in the morning! I fell so much better about our food waste now!! And have loved putting the compost out in my garden!