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Winter Compost Hot House (video)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26fXojKyHnE What a great idea! I'm curious if there's airholes drilled anywhere on this, but since this will be going all winter with direct sunlight on it, I doubt it will matter much anyway. I'm keeping my eyes peeled for some windows being tossed to the curb...this would be a fun project. I currently have a tarp covering my compost bin, and it would definitely benefit from windows to get a bit more attention. My main concern for using the tarp was to prevent cigarette butts from getting thrown in and starting a fire. The downside to the tarp is when it rains, it collapses pretty easily into the bin. A sturdy window frame wouldn't have this problem! Hmm...

In Vessel Composting (video)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez3zrpuvXGw This is a nice happy video I found on Youtube detailing the process of "in vessel composting". They show all the steps of the process all the way to the curing and screening. I wish there was a little more nerd talk during the screening part, or maybe a section talking about the most common contaminants they receive. Still a great video. Glad to know the facility exists and I hope more will come online soon!

Composting Method Used to Combat the Cold

Today I was wondering about how waste is collected in different parts of the country, especially during this wintry time of year. The featured article below just came out showing support for a composting program taking place in Alaska. The composting process is conducted indoors ("in vessel") due to cold outside temperatures that make it tricky to maintain an active compost pile. As a result, it allows for quite a great deal of waste to avoid the landfill year round. This is some great news for the folks in Alaska. Although it's a wild guess, maybe the colder temperatures tend to keep most people from starting their own composting efforts. If this is the case, it's even more imperative to enhance in vessel composting programs. original source: http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/article/20121217/NEWS01/121219930/composting-method-used-to-combat-the-cold Anchorage, Alaska…