Comments on: Product Review – Home Compost Bins

By: Tanya S

Tanya S — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:58:15 +0000

We also have the Lee Valley stainless bucket and I love it… In our house it fills in about 4 days, and I found the gooey-ness and pail cleaning annoying, so I started buying the compostable pail liner bags! Makes clean up so much easier…usually a rinse does it for us. Just give it a quick drying wipe before putting the next bag in so it doesn’t degrade too quickly. If materials sit in the pail for more than a week, I wouldn’t trust the bag to make it out to the bin without the pail to support it, but the Lee Valley pail with handle makes it a non issue! And I’ve been watching the bin over the summer and the bags we’ve been using have broken down very well…

By: Melanie P

Melanie P — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:56:14 +0000

I have the green one pictured above (ordered from Lee Valley) and I love it. The handle is handy because it makes it easier for the little people to take out. My older two take turns doing it as a chore and with a family of five it is just the right size. Plus it is hardy and I can scrub it down anytime and it doesn’t smell.

By: Vickey

Vickey — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:45:13 +0000

I got mine – and it’s lovely and functional (old fashioned enamel painted bucket with lid) at a second hand store. No need to buy new, find an old bucket, pot, funky dish second hand! Cheap and less consumption.

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By: Robin Rivers

Robin Rivers — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:59:59 +0000

Wow, everybody has such great ideas.

Thanks for jumping in and helping us sort through this decision…my kitchen counter is packed with veggie scraps this morning and I betcha there will be a “discussion” over who takes it to the backyard composter in an hour or so:)

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:03:43 +0000

I am the compost educator for the CVRD in Campbell River and have a couple of suggestions if you don’t mind. The Busch DK1000(green under the counter bin) you can purchase at Home Hardware for about $9.99 (when on sale $7.99). I have had one for a couple of years, the carbon filter has not been replace, though I do give it a quick rinse once in awhile. Winners store has white ceramic ones once in awhile for $16.99.
I have noticed Zellers,Superstore has a new one out made by norseman which makes our Earth Machine composters we sell at the centre. I noticed that they don’t clip very easily and run around $8.00.
If you really don’t want to go outside in the winter to take your kitchen waste…………how about a worm bin in the garage or basement. Great for the kids to watch the process of the worms at work. Just a suggestion! Happy Thanksgiving!

The Compost Diva

By: Another Robin

Another Robin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:03:07 +0000

Heather – I don’t think I know you but – PLEASE add me to your Christmas list!!

I have a serious yearning for the steel composter but have yet to justify the price to hubby (I thought pure aesthetics would work but nah) so we are getting by on a horrid plastic number that does nothing much for the stink, the aesthetics, or the fruit flies.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:45:35 +0000

We bought the stainless steel RSVP brand this summer. Oh how wonderful! All the fruit flies in my kitchen are gone. Because I tend to keep it until it is totally full, sometimes the walls are in need of some serious cleaning when it is emptied. The bucket cleans up really easily in the dishwasher. Yes, we’ve dropped the stainless steel one many times. No breaks, no dints – just a really loud clatter. I am so in love that I’ll be giving a couple out as Christmas presents this year.

By: April

April — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:29:49 +0000

I have this one http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/8/KitchenBath/KitchenStorage/TrashCans/PRD~0422294P/HomeLiving%2BKitchen%2BCompost%2BPail.jsp It has a charcoal filter and doesn’t look too bad on the counter. And the price ($19.99) was definitely right!

By: Allyson

Allyson — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:13:11 +0000

I have the bamboo one, and I love it, but I sort of yearn for the stainless steel one now that we’ve had the bamboo one for a while. My only problem with the bamboo one is that I am a total clutz which means I have dropped the darned lid multiple times in the few months since we bought it and I’ve had to glue the lid back together a couple of times after knocking the filter compartment out and breaking off a chunk of the wood on the edge of the lid. It’s very lovely to look at though, and does a great job of keeping the compost stink from taking over the kitchen.