Goodbye Messy Compost Bin!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p69Lk-tR3dA This is quite an impressive design for a nearly hands-free kitchen f00d scrap collector. Only thing I wonder about, is if they're throwing away the plastic bag with contents, or they're emptying it into a compost bin and disposing the plastic each time. I've never thought to put a bag in the kitchen scrap container, but I guess some (most?) people do.

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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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Winter Composting (youtube)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7upz5WXZxg Here's my man Bentley showing how to compost all winter using those squiggly, squirmy friends of ours...worms.  He always uses cheesy music for his videos, this one is no exception.  However, the info is good enough that you nearly ignore the music anyway.  Being cold sucks.

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