[Case Study] Remote Island Hotel: Food Waste Disposer GOMISER | AIC

CASE STUDY: HOTELS & INNS (OKINAWA, REMOTE ISLANDS)

Overcoming Past Failures with the “Annihilation Type." Solving Remote Island Food Waste Issues at Low Cost with GOMISER, Which Has No Input Restrictions

Installed Model: Commercial Food Waste Disposer GOMISER GH-35

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#Outdoor Installation
#Small-Scale Facilities
Achievement: Selected by learning from the failures of drying and composting types.
Achieved stable operation with “No Sorting Required & Low Cost."
Achievement: Overcame failures of other methods & drastically reduced sorting effort.

■ Challenges Before Installation: Disposal Difficulties Unique to Remote Islands and Past Failures in Equipment Selection

This hotel, located on a remote island in Okinawa Prefecture, had been struggling with food waste disposal for many years. The entire region had tried introducing “composting" and “drying type" disposers, but they had the bitter experience of none of them taking root operationally due to the difficulty of maintenance and frequent breakdowns.

⚠️ Challenges and Background at the Time

  • Past Failures: Introduced drying and composting methods, but the operations could not be sustained.
  • Geographical Conditions: Because it is a remote island, hauling waste off the island and getting maintenance support is difficult.
  • Last Hope: Equipment selection in a desperate situation, thinking, “We cannot afford to fail this time."

A sea turtle swimming in the beautiful ocean of Okinawa

“To protect this blue."

A Choice for the Future:
“Complete annihilation processing" that leaves no waste on the island also leads to protecting the water quality of the beautiful oceans where sea turtles live.

■ The Decisive Factor: “Durability" and “Maintainability" Proven Through Long-Term Demos

Due to their past experiences of failure, they were extremely cautious about the installation. They inquired about GOMISER as their “last hope," but instead of making an immediate decision, they conducted a long-term demonstration experiment using a demo unit.
As a result, it was proven that “the structure is simple and hard to break" and “maintenance is easy." They were convinced that it could be operated even in the harsh environment of a remote island, which led to the decision to install it.

For a Fail-Proof Selection

Food waste disposal at sites where maintenance is difficult, such as remote islands and salt damage areas, requires unique expertise. We have published selection criteria derived from AIC’s many years of knowledge.


▶ How to Choose a Commercial Food Waste Disposer | 6 Points for Success

■ Effects After Installation: Freed from the Stress of Input Restrictions, and Costs Reduced

The disposers used previously had strict restrictions on the types of waste that could be input, placing a heavy burden on the on-site staff. Since introducing GOMISER, almost all food waste can be put in as-is, drastically reducing the effort of sorting. Furthermore, running costs such as electricity bills are kept low, leaving them satisfied from both a management and operational perspective.

  • ✅ No Sorting Required: Ingredients that were restricted in other models can now be almost entirely input.
  • ✅ Low Cost: Energy-saving design reduces running costs.
  • ✅ Reliability: The simple structure causes few troubles, allowing for long-term, worry-free use.

▶ Decomposes into water and carbon dioxide. Product details of the “Annihilation-Type GOMISER"

Commercial food waste disposer GOMISER GH-35

(Photo: The GH-35, compact and flexible in its installation location)

■ AIC Comments: The “Installation Process" to Avoid Failure

To understand the “on-site usability" and “actual durability" that cannot be known from catalog specs alone, AIC recommends the following three steps.

  • 1. Reviewing Case Studies
    By referring to examples of facilities similar in business format and scale to your own, the image of the operation becomes concrete. With GOMISER’s abundant case studies, you are sure to find a solution close to your company’s challenges.
  • 2. Renting a Demo Unit
    You can actually test “Does it really disappear?" and “What about the smell?" using your own company’s food waste. By testing it over a long period until you are satisfied, like the customer in this case, you can reliably prevent mismatches after installation.
  • 3. Facility Tours
    By seeing an operating site directly, you can experience the actual installation situation, the daily operational flow, and the real voices of the staff.

Q&A Regarding Installation in Remote Islands and Hotels


Yes. With drying and composting types, there are many cases where operations stop because the effort of taking out the generated product (residue) after processing and secondary processing becomes a bottleneck. GOMISER is an “annihilation type (decomposes into water and carbon dioxide)," and because it produces almost no residue, the daily effort is overwhelmingly small, making it easy to sustain.

This is because GOMISER has an extremely high decomposition ability using microorganisms. It can powerfully decompose and annihilate ingredients with high “oil" and “salt" content, which are generally considered difficult for biological types, as well as “crab shells" and “fish bones." It can handle a wide variety of ingredients coming from hotel kitchens.

GOMISER has a simple structural design that minimizes the risk of breakdown. Routine maintenance is designed to be easily performed by the customers themselves, allowing it to operate with peace of mind for a long time even on remote islands or distant locations where specialists cannot visit frequently. *To ensure you can use it with peace of mind for many years to come, we recommend a once-a-year maintenance by the manufacturer. For fees and other details, please feel free to contact us.

If you are at a site where you “failed in the past," please do consult with us.
We will prove its processing ability through demonstration experiments with a demo unit.

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* We also perform drawing checks for installation locations and cost simulations for free.

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