Can you Compost Indoors with a Bin or Tumbler?
Depending on where you live, composting in the winter can be a real drag. Every winter I receive emails asking if it's possible to compost indoors. The answer is pretty simple- If composting with worms, yes. If you want to keep a compost tumbler or compost bin in your basement or the garage...no. Well, I guess you can do what you want really, depending on your tolerance for other forms of life sharing your space. Remember that compost piles are ecosystems full of life. Materials break down year round...decomposition slows in the winter, but not enough to warrant bringing a composting system indoors. Here's the factors that come into play when trying to compost in the basement/indoors: 1) Mice. Compost piles are nice, warm places to live...this can invite mice. …