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Hey, Composters
10Oct2004 Filed under: RandomataDo you compost? Then I have a question for you: What do you use as your kitchen-side compost receptacle? We have a great compost bin outside, but inside we’re reduced to a yogurt container to hold food waste. I’d love advice on compost containers that are a bit bigger and a bit less…transient looking.
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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esther
October 10th, 2004 at 2:27 pm
If you have any friends who work in a kitchen or are waiter-types, a one or two gallon bucket works great (smaller than the regular size square buckets). That way you don’t have to run out to the compost every three seconds. Or buy a small bucket of cat litter for a friend who has a cat and take the bucket.
dori
October 10th, 2004 at 3:06 pm
i can’t believe i actually have an answer to this (welcome to oregon, dori!) but…
we use a really cool old plant stand with a big, sealable plastic bucket set into it.
it looks really cool and works well…
ROB
October 10th, 2004 at 3:25 pm
There are special countertop compost buckets that have a filter in the lid so that air can get in/out, but stink does not. this prevents anaerobic decomposition, which can really smell up the joint. They’re over priced and don’t really work any better than any other bucket, but they come in a pleasing GREEN color.
see them here:
http://www.happydranch.com/72.html
Cinnamon
October 10th, 2004 at 4:57 pm
I second the green compost bucket with filter. I used to have one when I lived in SF and it worked really well. It was similar to this one:
http://www.composters.com/docs/acc4.html#sc
Charlie
October 10th, 2004 at 9:02 pm
My mum just uses a small garbage can (the kind you keep in your bedroom or whatever…). Cheap and easy!
Janece
October 10th, 2004 at 10:05 pm
Plow and Hearth (http://www.plowandhearth.com) sells a “Compost Crock”. It’s either stainless steel or white and holds 1 gallon. Here’s a link directly to it: http://tinyurl.com/5yjzn
We compost and I’ve been meaning to get this for a while now too…
juraj
October 10th, 2004 at 10:59 pm
Janece’s recommendation works quite well, we had it at our old house in Palo Alto. It’s heavy though
and can’t be lifted too easily. You might need to wash it out too now and then.
carrie
October 13th, 2004 at 9:32 am
i am a big fan of putting compost waste in the freezer (in a plastic container or bag). that way: no smell, out of site… etc.
celeste
October 14th, 2004 at 8:45 pm
i like to use a yogurt container in the freezer. it won’t stink if it’s frozen. then you just run it under warm water when you’re ready to take it outside, and everything slides out nicely. Plus, who looks in your freezer?
Tabitha
November 6th, 2004 at 11:40 am
We use a small white garbage can that mounts on the inside of our under-sink cabinet door. That way, as we are making dinner we just open the door, pop open the lid (which keeps the smells in) and drop stuff in as we go. Very easy. I was doing the yogurt container thing until this summer and went crazy having to empty the thing two or three times a day into the big bin out back.
figazavar
May 16th, 2007 at 5:19 am
Shrek3 Far Far Away needs a new king, and unless Shrek can find someone else, he’ll be stuck with the figazavar…