Make your own... saves money and you can make it any size... 5-Gallon Buck and Chicken Wire... and something to cut them with.

Try red worms...they will help to break the organic matter down faster..You can make a box with a screen bottom (the 1/2 inch wire stuff works best) ...then feed the worms with the kitchen waste....have the box sit on top of another container that will catch the castings from the worms...cover the whole thing with a lid to keep the smell down....the worms will work up from the bottom so the new waste goes on top and the new castings will fall through the bottom and be ready to use...

happy composting
~SeedPlanter~

there's a compust compulsion tribe, which i got huge amounts of information from

yeah i agree that worm bin is the way to go. i have a huge one out side the kitchen window that we just open the window and scrape goes the food down below.

for an apartment, i would suggest making your bin out of two old drawers. i watched the video link above. same instructions but also cut out the base of one drawer. staple 1 x 1 wire onto the bottom. then drill holes and add bedding, food, and shredded paper cover. After a month or so you can simply shake the top box gently and your finished compost will sift down to the bottom drawer. Check for wormies and add any stragglers back to the top. then use the compost sparingly or make some compost tea for maximum benefit.

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