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Envirocycle Mini Composter Review (video)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUt_opCbXP4 The Envirocycle compost tumbler now has a miniature version available with some key improvements on the original. This one is ideal for households of 2 or less...it's small! -Made in the U.S.A/Canada out of BPA-free recycled plastic -Improved deeper grips for easy turning -Metal door latch keeps barrel tight -Base collects leachate, which can be made into compost tea -Ideal for tight spaces It still doesn't come in any other colors besides this "earthy" tan color... oh well.

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…

Ecomposter: Alien-Themed Fun For The Whole Family

From time to time, I like to look around online for new composter designs that companies are selling. Enter the Ecomposter. This is definitely one of the weirdest models I've seen in quite some time: ecomposter alien shipThe Ecomposter, besides having a rather uninteresting name, seems to have garnered some attention...by the looks of it on Amazon, most of it is negative. Hardware that rusts right away, a pain in the ass to assemble, aeration tubes that get in the way of emptying the unit, the list goes on. I guess I'm not all that surprised. At first glance, I imagined it would be huge, although the specs read just 32" cubic inches. I prefer to "fall into my tumbler" to spin it easily, as opposed to something that's high…