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A Tale of Two Bins (article repost)

Originally found at: https://foofycrafts.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/a-tale-of-two-bins/ Recently Hannah wrote a post on her experience with getting started composting and linked to my video.  I thought I'd repost her blog here. If you try the bucket method and it doesn't appear to get results, try using a larger container such as a trash can.  The bigger the vessel, the better your results will be. Anyway, here's her post.  Keep up the good work, Hannah! It’s amazing how much waste we can generate in a single day. Throwing out that old toothpaste tube, wiping down the sink with a paper towel, grabbing coffee in a to-go cup, unwrapping a protein bar. Wow. That’s only the beginning! We go through the day and leave little bits and pieces of our waste everywhere. We pass myriads…

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Sure-Close Kitchen Composter Review

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79-xE3ZKyME When it comes to composting, you only need two things to make it work: A compost pile and a collection container in the kitchen. The Sure-Close food scrap collector is by far the best container I've seen, and I've sampled a lot of kitchen containers. For more people to catch on to composting, it has to be easy. This container is easy to clean, easy to use, and solves the problems that other containers have. Here's the specs: -2 gallon/ 7 liter capacity... enough for a week's worth of scraps -Made of recyclable #2 HDPE plastic, manufactured in Canada -Easily fits under the sink, in a corner, on the countertop -The wide, angled opening makes it easy to fill and empty -The lid stays open at 90 degrees, can…

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