Compost Bin and Flowers: Not for the kitchen, but I could not resist this photo of flowers with the bin.
Often, people wonder how to collect food scraps for their compost heap in a neat way that won’t smell. Thankfully, the smart community members at the Evenings in the Dirt Facebook page (join us!) offer low cost (okay, cheap!) ways to collect those vegetable/fruit scraps.
Here are some of the imaginative ideas from the Facebook community:
- Ice cream buckets
- Decorative container with a rubber seal
- Glass measuring cup
- A crock with a seal
- A yogurt container
- Collander
- Nothing–just throw them into the garden or compost heap
- Plastic ice bucket with lid
What other ideas do you have for ways to hold your food scraps for the compost heap?
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Photo credit: Rose of Academe from Flckr
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Growing up, my grandmother always composted – she didn’t even have a garbage disposal! She used to have a plain plastic bucket by the sink. Each time we came over she would allow us to decorate the bin for her. By the time we would come back, the markers would have washed off so we could decorate it again!
Do people add to their compost in the winter if you live in upstate New York (or anywhere that freezes in the winter)?
I use an old tupperware cereal container that I keep next to the sink until full! The pour hole is perfect for adding kitchen scraps and that way I know everything is small enough to break down pretty quickly.The lid comes off for easy dumping into the compost bin…no mess!
And in reply to Sara- I live in upstate NY too- and yes we compost even in the winter. We used to have just a dirt hole that we would just bury our scraps in (admittedly we did not do as much in the super cold but that was probably more because it was freezing and we are wimpy more than the compost wouldn’t break down!) This year we picked up a black compost bin from Big Lots and so far so good- we’ll see about this next winter though…last one was really easy
I wish I’d used a hole myself, and I also compost in the winter. Thank you for sharing what you did with us!