Overview

• Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shared a video of Chewie and called it an innovation for Bengaluru’s household wet waste.
• Chewie is presented as a compact kitchen unit that processes food scraps into nutrient-rich soil within hours and promises no smell or mess.
• Media coverage highlights potential benefits for urban gardening and a circular use of household waste.
• Social media reactions include proposals to build larger municipal machines and incentive schemes for homeowners.
• Commenters question how the AI is used, raise concerns about sorting and pests, and note the absence of third-party validation or municipal trials.