MEKER ENVIRONMENT: HOW WASTE BIO-DISPENSERS CAN BENEFIT YOUR BUSINESS

Meker Environment was created in early 2018, as a response to the garbage crisis that Lebanon has been facing since 2015. It is a subsidiary of Société Meker pour l’industrie, one of oldest (50 years) kitchen manufacturers in Lebanon. HN spoke to Ramy Mehanna, sales director, to learn more about their offerings and services.

Tell us more about Meker’s organic waste bio-disposers

These are small machines that can transform any organic waste into a fertilizer within 24 hours. Their use is very straightforward: you open the lid of the machine, you throw in the daily capacity of food waste and will have fertilizer after 24 hours.

Which sectors do you cater to and how can hotels and restaurants benefit from the line?

We have machines that cater for a wide range of sectors. Some machines are

specifically developed for food waste that can be used in houses, buildings, cafeterias, hospitals, malls, resorts, banks, cruise ships, hotels and military camps.

We have another machine that is geared more toward compost production using any type of organic input (manure, sludge, vegetables and fruits) and that can produce mature compost in 24 hours.

By how much can this product decrease the daily waste in a property since decomposition can be done with a 24-hour cycle?

The machines reduce the weight of the input by up to 90 percent. You need a 24- hours cycle. After that, and depending on the input type, you can reuse it as a fertilizer in small percentage. You can also mix it with green waste and water, and make a secondary composting for a wider use.