Hi all! So, first thing's first - I know Lomi isn't actually good for composting. I bought mine secondhand for a fraction of the price because there's no food scrap drop off near me, and I am not interested in doing a proper home compost. I don't have any plants; I'm only interested in reducing my food waste.

One question that I keep coming back to, and that I've had a lot of trouble getting the answer to, is does Lomi actually reduce methane emissions? The website says yes: "With Lomi, food waste undergoes aerobic break down (in the presence of oxygen), meaning methane isn't produced. Then, when Lomi fertilizer is used in plants, carbon is sequestered in soil and plant matter." However... I'm not using it for fertilizing plants. I just use it to process food waste so I'm not just throwing it directly into the trash.

Does it compact the trash? 100%. We usually throw out the output after maybe 6 cycles; that's the equivalent of 5 freezer bags full of food scraps (mostly banana peels tbh). One thing I am 100% sure of is the fact that it reduces the frequency of my household taking out the trash, since it's not full of smelly food or attracting pests, and it weighs a ton less. But... is it actually reducing methane emissions? If my trash bag ends up in the landfill, will that aerobically-processed compacted food still release the same exact amount of methane emissions now that it's trapped in a bag with tons of trash above it?

Any help on this is appreciated. Thanks!