httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ9PzlFID4I Holy crap, this dude made an amazing compost tumbler...for about $15! For those of you out there cramped for space and good with building stuff, please follow this video! This video is really inspiring and I plan to build one of these to put on my balcony for fun...nice work Matt!
You may remember back in March/early April I decided to take my condom experiment from the compost tumbler to the worm bin. Why? ...why not? Worms are so quick to gobble through whatever waste is thrown at them...maybe they'll eat latex? Let's take a look: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANC1HBsDw7I The worms don't seem too interested, do they? And no, the experiment isn't over yet. I'm leaving the condoms in there. It took my compost tumbler a good 9+ months to really get the condoms broken down in the slightest...I wouldn't be surprised if there's still plenty of pieces in there. A small-scale backyard composting project isn't going to produce crazy hot composting temperatures for a sustained period of time (which is definitely why my Sun Chips bag is still intact a good 10…
Can I compost hair? Cat hair? Dog hair? My hair? Yes, of course. However, the same rule applies to hair as most things... add in moderation, and the smaller the pieces, the better. Hair takes quite some time to break down, but is absolutely compost-worthy. In fact, between 6 and 7 pounds of hair contain as much nitrogen as 100-200 lbs of manure, according to the Rodale Book of Composting. Hair is one of those items that likes to clump up...think leaves. Give your pile plenty of air and as much rotation/turning as you can to speed up decay. You may remember when I asked the question if hair salons were doing their part... check out the Oasis Hair Salon in Santa Cruz, CA: http://www.oasishairandskin.com/