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Sending Food Grounds back to Mill with Mill Pickups

When to empty your Mill

You’ll know it’s time to empty the bucket when the Food Grounds reach the fill line. It usually takes a couple weeks for most households to fill their Mill. You’ll get a reminder in the Mill app and with a green pulsing LED light on the Mill lid to check the fill line when your Food Grounds weigh 6.5 lbs or more, which usually means it's getting full. Please make sure that your Food Grounds are fully dry and cooled down before emptying!

Assemble a prepaid box

  1. Push on the sides of the box to pop it open
  2. Hang the liner around the box flaps

Remove the bucket from your Mill

  1. Lift the lid and then lift up the bucket cover.
  2. Use the bucket handle to pull the bucket out of the food recycler. Be careful, it might be heavy.

Pour Food Grounds into the prepaid box

  1. While holding firmly onto the handle with one hand, use the other to tilt the bottom of the bucket to pour your Food Grounds into the prepaid box.
    • Tip: you can loosen up your Food Grounds by starting a quick Dry & Grind cycle by double-tapping the lid button or starting a cycle in the app and then canceling it a few minutes later.
  2. Don’t worry if not all the Food Grounds come out, or if there is some residue remaining on the inside of your bucket. A little bit of caking in the bucket is normal and not cause for concern. It will work its way off over time.
  3. Push all the air out of the bag liner and seal it firmly closed

Store your Food Grounds until your return box is full

Dry Food Grounds are shelf stable. We recommend storing them in a dry, cool place indoors with the liner closed air tight until your box is full and ready to send!

Put your bucket back in the Mill and clean it

Each time you put your bucket back in the Mill, clean out any rogue Food Grounds in the bucket to bin connection area and give your dust filter a clean. You’ll find it on the left inside of your food recycler when you lift the bucket cover.

If there is any debris on your filter, just wipe your fingers along its surface, the same way you would clean a dryer’s lint trap. Anything that comes off the filter can be placed into the bucket.

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