Envirocycle comes through again!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UobVCWYUoJg You may remember back in the Fall that I reviewed the Envirocycle compost tumbler, which of course remains an important part of my composting projects. As the months got colder, my material was degrading at a slower rate and I continued to add to it as normal. The instructions mention not filling it beyond 3/4ths of the way, and they weren't kidding. When January rolled around, it was about full and my material was rather frozen when I decided to try tumbling it. The result: The latch bent out of shape. Whoops! That was my lone complaint about the product: lack of non-plastic parts. A metal door hinge and a metal latch would both make the product even better. I wrote Envirocycle with these suggestions, and they happened to…

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Pedal Powered Compost Turner (Youtube)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlKln5wGuA Pretty cool video.  Being a bike nerd, this actually seems feasible to me in some weird way. While I don't expect the average person to gut an old bike and build a frame to turn a massive amount of waste, be sure to keep this in mind.  I think pedal-powered gadgets are the wave of the future, to be honest...whether for turning compost or more likely used in applications for generating electricity, it's going to gain momentum. Check out my favorite pedal powered peeps here: http://www.wheelygoodsmoothies.com/

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Compost in 14-21 Days & How to Make A Tumbler Bin Composter (Youtube)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqfmJKby234 The music in this video makes it worth watching alone, let alone the great footage showing the design of the tumbler.  Super nice work here.  14-21 days is pretty awesome if you can pull it off, but don't get upset if it takes longer.  Really though, who cares if it takes a week longer?  Are you really that hard pressed to have your compost finished in record time? Back to the point, this video rules.  Make the time to work on this project and it'll be well worth it.

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