FAQ

The type of home you compost in says a lot about the type of waste you're able to regularly add to your compost. This helps us further customise your Monty experience and define your Weekly Waste.

The age and amount of people who contribute to your compost says a lot about the type of waste you're able to regularly add to your compost. This helps us further customise your Monty experience and define your Weekly Waste.

We've defined the following six waste types as the most commonly composted. Select whichever makes up the majority of your composted waste depending on which category it falls into.

• Food scraps: Anything from the kitchen or from a consumable.
• Fresh greens: Anything from the garden that has recently been growing.
• Paper recycle: Waste like paper, cardboard and tissues.
• Dried greens: Anything from the garden that has dried out.
• Woody waste: Solid and fibrous wood-based waste.
• Water: Added water or water-based liquid.

Based on your previous answers, we calculate an approximation of each waste type that you select. If you would like to adjust it, we've provided a number of different quantity options that allow you to slide across to set the actual amount you waste.

We use local weather data to improve our analysis based on how it impacts your compost but to do so, we need to know the postcode that your compost is situated in. Currently we are only set up for Australian postcodes so if you're located outside Australia, please get in touch to let us know.

We've defined six different compost set-up types that best represent the majority of piles. Pick whichever sounds most similar to yours to define the start of your Compost Profile.

Knowing how big your compost can get is important in providing our custom management instructions. The dimensions you input do not need to be completely accurate - an estimation based on sight is enough for our purposes.

A cover can make a big difference in the decomposition process of your composting and can affect what management instructions we provide. If the type of cover you use isn't listed, simply pick whichever is most similar. 

This helps tell us what your compost has been doing before you set it up with Monty. How full your compost is, along with other information, will indicate its rate of decomposition, quality and a number of other factors.

This helps tell us what your compost has been doing before you set it up with Monty. How old your compost is, along with other information, will indicate its rate of decomposition, quality and a number of other factors.

Both Monty Monitor and Monty Mobile are intended for use with piles equal to or less than 1 cubic metre in any kind of set-up type, from a tumbler to an enclosed bin to an open pile. Unfortunately for piles bigger than this, our analysis of a Monty Monitor's data will not be as accurate however this is a functionality we definitely want to add in future. You will also still be able to see the direct readings taken from the Monitor for insights into its ongoing temperature and gas emissions. 

The Monty Dashboard is the main landing page of the entire Monty Mobile app, representing a snapshot of your compost's current state. It contains a number of key features, including the Account Settings, Health Icons and Notifications, your Compost Profile and access to the Waste and Water Log. 

Based on your Compost Profile, we calculate your compost's approximate Moisture Content, meaning the percentage of your compost that is water. Long-press on the icon for a quick summary of where your moisture should be sitting. 

Based on your Compost Profile, we calculate your compost's approximate C:N Balance, meaning the ratio of carbon to nitrogen parts in your composting material. Long-press on the icon for a quick summary of where your c:n should be sitting. 

Based on your Compost Profile, we calculate your compost's approximate Oxygen Level, meaning the percentage of oxygen in the air circulating through your compost. Long-press on the icon for a quick summary of where your oxygen should be sitting. 

Tap on the green add button below the Health Icons to create your first Compost Profile. We ask you a series of questions describing how your compost operates and based on your answers, generate a unique profile of your pile to customise our app to your composting'. Don't worry if you get anything wrong, you can always edit it later in your Account page.

We track your waste in two main ways. First is your Weekly Waste profile, which you will be prompted to set up in the Monty Dashboard when you set-up your account. Second is with the Waste and Water Log, accessed through the "Log Waste and Water" button. You can also access all your previously composted waste through the "Completed" button. 

Based on your calculated Health Icons, we generate customised instructions to help manage your compost. These will be in the form of simple actions, such as adding water or turning it over. Once you have completed an action, select the blue circle to tick it off and dismiss it. 

We've made it easier than ever to give feedback on specific features or your overall app experience. Simply add in your thoughts in the feedback form, send them through and we'll get on integrating them into our development plan.

The historical data from your Monty Monitor (if you have one) can be accessed by tapping the Monitor icon on the Dashboard. The Monitor status screen will then show you graphs of the previous 7 days of both your compost's temperature and gas levels. These graphs may be blank for two reasons. 

Firstly, the graph currently only appears after the first 7 days of data has been collected. We have a fix in the works for this so you will be able to see it instantly and see multiple views, including a 24 hour data breakdown. 

Secondly, your account may not have been fully set up so data hasn't started being sent from your Monitor. Make sure you do this by creating a heap, setting up your weekly waste and ensuring your Monitor is connected. 

You can easily keep track of the waste you add to your compost with our Waste and Water Log. Simply select the waste type and you'll be directed to input its quantity. This helps us stay on top of the content of your compost and how to feed it better in future. 

Our waste database contains dozens of different types of waste grouped into a number of key categories. You can choose from either one of six top level waste categories or any of the individual items.

To pick one of the top level waste categories, tap anywhere on the relevant icon. To pick one of the individual waste items, tap anywhere on the item list entry. 

Simply type in the term you would like to search for in our waste database and it will search to see whether it is available. If not, pick the top level waste category it belongs to and send us an item request in the feedback form.

To log any waste or water that you've added to your compost, simply select the correct items and press next. You'll be directed to a screen where you can input and confirm the amounts of each. Note that you don't need to be 100% accurate - as long as it's the approximate amount, that is acceptable.

The Monty Mobile Games is an aggregation of all the composting activity you've done with Monty to date. The two main sections, your achievements and leaderboards, progress over time to show how committed to engaging and connecting your compost you've been.

The Monty Achievements are one-off wins you've made using your Monty, showing all the different areas that you've excelled in at managing your compost. Greyed out Achievements are ones that you have yet to unlock. You can view the details of each Achievement, whether unlock or not, by clicking on it. Some are exclusive to Monty Monitor users so unless you have connected to one, you won't be able to unlock them.

The Monty Leaderboards show where you sit amongst all the other Monty Mobile users. There are two main rankings, the quantity of waste reported and the amount of weeks consistently using Monty. If you're tied with another user, you'll both sit at the same ranking number. 

The Monty Compost Conservatory is an aggregation of all the best compost content out there on the internet. Specially collected and curated by the Monty team, this content spans four key categories to help immerse you in the world of compost. 

The Read section of the Monty Compost Conservatory contains dozens of blogs, articles and books all about composting of all sorts. You can browse all, switch between different types and search through keywords to find the most relevant reading for you.

The Socials section of the Monty Compost Conservatory contains the best social accounts out there for composters, across both Instagram and Facebook. You can browse all, switch between different types and search through keywords to find the most relevant accounts for you.

The Learn section of the Monty Compost Conservatory contains our full database of organic items, their nutritional breakdown and structural information. You can easily swipe through them all, select to bring up item feature cards and search through keywords to find whichever you're most interested in. 

The Shop section of the Monty Compost Conservatory contains countless compost products that have been vetted and verified by the Monty team to help any kind of composter. You can easily swipe through them all, select to bring up item feature cards and search through keywords to find whichever you're most interested in. 

Your Monty Account is the place to control everything about the Monty Mobile app. You can edit your personal profile and enhance your compost profile with a number of different features. Consider the Monty Account a summary of everything about you and your compost. 

You can easily redo your compost profile if you made a mistake. Unfortunately however you can't edit your Compost Profile without losing your progress so make sure you're certain you want to do so before starting.

You can add tags of any keyword, or choose from our pre-existing list, to add even more description to your compost and you. Simply type in a tag or select one, press enter and delete if you make a mistake.

You can add photos from any angle of your compost to show how super cool it is and document it's progress over time. Press the camera icon, select a photo add option and type in a caption to finish. Any photo can be easily deleted but be sure of this because it is permanent.

Once you're finished with a compost batch, you can easily start over on a new one here. This maintains the rest of your Compost Profile information but will reset all your current health and waste information.

You can easily change your Weekly Waste here, which will take you through the same steps when you first set it up. This will change all Weekly Waste entries moving forward.

This was a common issue due to an earlier version of our app not being compatible with the current version so, if you're experiencing it, the solution is simply to update to the latest version! Also important is that some mobile devices will cache previous passwords so it is best to fully delete the app and then reinstall it. Don't worry - you won't lose your compost or account data in the process.