News Release

We are living in a very busy time and it’s a big trend in 2024 to maximize time efficiency by utilizing every single second. So time-saving home appliances are growing in popularity year by year.

The market size of home appliances related to food disposal or composter was around KRW 200,000,000,000 in 2021 and it grew until over KRW 600,000,000,000 in last year. It’s expected to be around KRW 1,000,000,000,000 in this year.

In this situation, the living environment home appliances company ‘PICOGRAM CO., LTD.’ has developed a new generation of food waste composter ‘CLEANUS’ by their own technologies with improved problems of other existing composters in the market. So the market is paying attention to the launch of the new product from PICOGRAM.

For better understanding of this new innovative food waste composter, we had a talk with R&D center researchers of PICOGRAM about PUREAL CLEANUS.

Q. The market and consumers are paying attention to this new generation food waste composter. So please introduce ‘PUREAL CLEANUS’.

A. CLEANUS has been developed for solving problems of existing food waste composters in the market. CLEANUS does not take odor and condensation out of the machine during dispose of food waste by ‘Condensing Technology’ which is the biggest feature of CLEANUS, so it saves money for maintenance, since there is no need to replace the deodorizing filters. It’s not only product improvement, but also it’s presenting a new paradigm to the market. 

Q. What is the special reason of developing ‘CLEANUS’ food waste composter?

A. We have been developing water purifiers and household appliances for the past 24 years, and we have encountered the needs and inconveniences of consumers closer than anyone else.

It was especially an inconvenience that everyone experienced and sympathized with at least once to dispose of food waste.

Q. What is the difference compared with others? 

A. The most food waste composters are using ‘microbiology’ or ‘grind & dry’ to dispose of food waste. But they have inherent problem with the system. 

Microbiology type composters are difficult to dispose some kind food waste. Grind & Dry type composters take odor and condensation out of the machine through deodorizing filters, and consumers should pay around KRW 240,000 per every year for filter replacement.

So we have developed ‘Condensing technology’ which can dispose odor and condensation inside of machine to solve problems of exist products in the market.

Q. Could you explain about ‘Condensing technology’ bit more?

A. ‘Condensing technology’ is a new and innovative way to discharge odor and condensation to outside of the machine after change to water. So there is no any odor from the machine and no need to pay for filter replacement.

We have analyzed many existing technologies and done a lot of tests and study for developing new technology to solve current problems. We have spent a lot of time choosing materials which are strong for internal pressure and contamination. 

Q. What was the most difficult thing about developing the ‘CLEANUS’ composter?

A. We through a lot of trial and error to develop ‘Condensing technology’. We have tried many different ways to remove condensation during food waste disposal, but we have faced problems such as taking a lot of time or having a high cost to remove condensation.

For example, we have tried to remove condensation from food waste by distillation module, but it was too slow. And we have tried it by using compressor, but the price was too high. So we have tested a lot and finally completed new technology. 

Q. Is there anything you paid particular attention to during the development?

A. We have paid attention to durability and reliability. We have done more than 3,000 tests with 3 tons of food waste from our company restaurant. So we have improved the performance continuously and completed a reliable product for consumers. 

Q. What is the reaction of consumers who have used ‘CLEANUS’?

A. Consumers who have experienced PUREAL ‘CLEANUS’ before launch were really satisfied with no odor and low maintenance costs. Especially consumers who experienced discomfort while using other food disposers were more satisfied. This response has really motivated us to develop the product.

Q. Lastly what is the goal with PUREAL ‘CLEANUS’?

A. We hope PUREAL ‘CLEANUS’ can help consumers to solve current problems of food waste disposal.

And we want to serve consumers with better living conditions through ecofriendly and sustainable technology. We are promising to pursue innovation constantly and keep developing new products.

source : dailian