Panasonic has just released details on its upcoming home compost machine which will be sold in Japan in late April.

The home compost machine actually breaks down organic garbage in only a few hours. Adding to the cool factor is the ability to set a moisture level for your end product depending on your needs. Looking for some wet, sloppy compost? No problem. Want some dried up husks of compost. It’ll do that too.

The major drawback to this super slick green gadget becomes apparent when you look into how it works. It uses a platinum-palladium catalyst to break organic garbage down at high speed. Platinum-palladium? That doesn’t sound cheap. And it isn’t with a retail price expected to be a USD equivalent of $881.

The machine can also only compost two kilograms at a time but if that’s a problem then you’re probably wasting too much food anyway. Not to be preachy but come on. Food waste in America seems to be a little out of control.

There’s no word yet if the Panasonic Home Compost Machine will be available in the U.S.