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AVE did a great teardown of one a couple years ago, impressive machine with a stupid purpose.

Some of their assumptions seem to be very much US based where "green bins" for garden and food waste might not be a thing? I don't know but where I live in Canada, contents of the green bin definitely don't end up in the landfill like they say. So it's not even a problem that needs solving in many other places.

In the US, it depends on the waste services provider, city, and county. I've had garbage companies that offer compost and yard waste services and some not. Sometimes it's provided through the city or county for free or for a fee, though not everywhere

In the US too, plenty of cities (even small ones) offer compost collection as part of standard trash and recycling collection.