Learn about the different types of compost bins, the pros and cons of each one, and find out which is the right compost bin for your needs.
Affiliate Disclosure: This review contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support our testing work. After years of running homemade worm bin systems, I’ve finally taken the plunge into pre-fab territory — and the VermiHut Plus 5-Tray Worm Composter
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I’ve long been fascinated by the Subpod compost bin. If you haven’t seen this before, it’s a vermicomposting bin which is often sunk into the ground. Fans of the system rave about it, saying that in addition to making compost, it improves the soil around the bin as worms move in and out of the
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Affiliate Disclosure: This review contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support our testing work. In the past, we’ve reviewed kitchen compost bins with thick lids and charcoal filters which eliminate all odors. They work well — but the
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Affiliate Disclosure: This review contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support our testing work. The GeoBin may be a budget option, but my initial testing suggests it has a lot going for it — super-easy construction, plenty of
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Finding a compost bin seems straightforward – until you realize just how many ways there are to rot a tomato. Then it gets complicated. I mean, do you want an insulated bin or a budget plastic model? Are you thinking about indoor or outdoor? If indoor, do you want to make actual compost or just
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Affiliate Disclosure: This review contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support our testing work. When I first lifted the Epica Kitchen Compost Bin out of its packaging, my immediate thought was “haven’t I seen this before?” The design
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Affiliate Disclosure: This review contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support our testing work. When the Epica and Utopia bins arrived, I was smitten – gleaming stainless steel, premium feel. The OXO? Not so much. It’s sturdy plastic
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In a hurry? Choose the GEOBIN for best value, the Greenes Fence Cedar Wood Composter for expandable capacity or the Joraform tumbler for premium Swedish engineering. Even after a collective decades of composting, my fellow Compost Magazine writers and I still feel that spark of joy when we harvest rich, dark compost from our bins.
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Affiliate Disclosure: This review contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support our testing work. In a hurry? We recommend the Epica Stainless Steel Compost Bin for a combination of stunning looks and superb odor control, or the OXO
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Affiliate Disclosure: This review contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support our testing work. A well-built, stainless steel countertop compost bin that looks good, controls odors effectively (even with cooked food and meat), and feels like it will