Norpro Compost Keeper vs. SF Home Compost Pail

So I’m hanging out at my friend's house in San Francisco, and I start looking in his kitchen for his compost container.  I noticed it wasn’t anything like my host’s can that lives on the other side of town…interesting. This container highly resembles the Norpro compost keeper other than the fact that it’s plastic instead of stainless steel.  The top, although my dumb self didn’t photograph it, is thoroughly perforated…so I decided to ask him if he’s had any issues with it resembling the Norpro complaints. He said that he needs to empty it weekly, or it starts to get funky…sounds familiar!  You may remember my review of the Norpro in which I deliberately left food in it for over a week…and here’s how the inside of the lid/charcoal filter…

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My Experience With Vermicomposting (article)

I found this story, which explains one guy's solution to living in an apartment and wanting to compost.  There wasn't really an option to set up anything large or create something unique, so he went with the worm bin.  I really think worm bins are going to catch on in the future and be more or less well known as something to do. Why should you care?  Well, you shouldn't.  I can't tell you what to do, and frankly I don't want to.  But I can assure you it's fun to compost and that you should give it a shot.  Don't you miss trying out science experiments?  I hated school, but I always loved trying new things...and this is the perfect candidate and it's pretty darn foolproof when you know…

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