What is “Smart cycles?”
Smart cycles is a new setting for your bin that allows you to control the amount of scraps it takes for the bin to start a cycle at its scheduled time. There are currently two choices:
- “Fewer scraps, runs more often” which requires about 150g or 0.22 lbs (~2 banana peels) to start a cycle: this is currently how your bin works
- “More scraps, runs less often” which requires about 500g or 1.1 lbs (~5 corn cobs) to start a cycle
Setting your bin to “More scraps, runs less often,” will reduce your bin’s energy usage by about ~20%. It’s like waiting to run the dishwasher when it’s full, rather than running it half empty.
The energy savings may vary based on how much you're currently adding to your bin on a daily basis. For example, if you are already adding > 1.1 lbs to your bin each day, you may not experience energy savings changing your bin to “More scraps, runs less often.” Regardless of how much you add, the bin will still run every 4 days if any amount of new scraps are added to ensure Food Grounds stay dry.
Requirements
- 2nd gen. Mill bin
- App version 2.5.1
- Not subscribed to our pickups service
How to change your Smart cycles setting
- Open the Mill app
- Go to Bin > Menu > Device > Dry & Grind > Smart cycles
- Choose your preference for how your bin runs
- “Fewer scraps, runs more often”
- “More scraps, runs less often”