The Cooker is too large and requires a substantial amount of rubbish to operate for it to be used at household level. It is best for restaurants, schools, universities, and other institutions. The Foundation also feels it would be good for apartment complexes.

The Cooker incinerates 30 kgs of rubbish per hour, which is approximately 288 kgs per day.

Once on site, it takes 4-6 weeks to complete a Cooker.

A Community Cooker can incinerate almost all types of rubbish, INCLUDING all plastics. But a better question is what CANNOT be burned in the Cooker. Items that must never go into the Cooker include metal, glass, batteries, rubber, styrofoam, and mattresses.

Training of all staff operating and managing the Cooker will be included in the original budget. The length of the training will vary by site. There is also a Training Manual, which also includes maintenance information and safety guidelines. Further training for new staff and refresher training are also available at your cost. 

Despite the universal problem of too much rubbish, this is often the situation in many new sites! The Foundation is committed to working with your organization to create partnerships with other organizations that need to dispose of their rubbish. Usually a win-win situation.

The firebox within the Community Cooker burn rubbish at temperatures over 880°C: this means that the rubbish is incinerated. Emissions become almost odourless and colourless, and the combustion reaches 90%. Emissions have been tested by SGS- an international Material Testing Agency – and found to be within the standards of the EU, USA and Kenya for the five major pollutants.

No, when solid waste is responsibly managed it does not smell. CCFL provide solid waste management training post construction of the Community Cooker.

No, the Community Cooker’s gaseous emissions have been tested and found to be within EU, USA and Kenyan standards

The cost varies depending on the location and site conditions. It is best to write to us if you are interested and we can discuss

In Kenya, yes. The Foundation assists in processing the licenses needed for operating a waste management site with NEMA (National Environment Management Authority). Other licenses, such as using the Cooker in a bakery or eatery, may be required.

Please contact the Foundation and we will link you to one of our sites if possible.

Open fires burn rubbish at temperatures around 250°C and release serious amounts of pollutants into the air.

Operators are very ingenuous when it comes to bundling the rubbish to put into the Cooker! Many other types of rubbish can be used to pack bundles, i.e. cardboard with sting, gunny sacks, hessian sacks, whatever is available in the available rubbish.