Compost material collector

Abstract

A method for collecting organic waste including: a) hooking a mounting structure over an edge of an upright planar drawer face of a drawer underlying a work surface, said mounting structure coupled to a container including one or more walls made with a pliable elastomeric material, said container including a top opening and a closed bottom with a side wall enclosing a storage volume; b) supporting said top opening using said hooked mounting structure near a portion of said work surface having a quantity of organic matter; c) scooping said quantity of organic matter into said storage volume; d) unhooking said mounting structure from said drawer face; and thereafter e) freezing said quantity of organic matter while it is in said storage volume.

1 . An organic material collection apparatus, comprising:
 a housing having closed side wall defining a storage volume and joined bottom forming a container having an opening, said side wall formed from a pliable elastomeric material that maintains elasticity at a temperature less than the freezing point of water, with said side wall sufficiently pliable when containing frozen organic matter to permit said bottom to be depressed toward said opening to dislodge said frozen organic matter from said storage volume; and   a mounting structure, coupled to said side wall, for hooking said housing over an edge of an upright planar wall.   
     
     
         2 . The collection apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said pliable elastomeric material is a stabilized silicone rubber rated for use in a freezer. 
     
     
         3 . The collection apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said upright planar wall includes a portion of a drawer face underlying a countertop. 
     
     
         4 . A method for collecting organic waste, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) hooking a mounting structure over an edge of an upright planar drawer face of a drawer underlying a work surface, said mounting structure coupled to a container including one or more walls made with a pliable elastomeric material, said container including a top opening and a closed bottom with a side wall enclosing a storage volume;   b) supporting said top opening using said hooked mounting structure near a portion of said work surface having a quantity of organic matter;   c) scooping said quantity of organic matter into said storage volume;   d) unhooking said mounting structure from said drawer face; and thereafter   e) freezing said quantity of organic matter while it is in said storage volume.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising the step of:
 f) pushing said bottom towards said top opening while said quantity of organic matter is frozen inside said storage volume, said pushing step g) dislodging said frozen organic matter from inside said storage volume.