Kitchen Compost Bin
When people are looking for compost bins for sale, they're usually not talking about a kitchen compost bin. They are usually thinking about outdoor bins. However, when planning your composting strategy, don't forget to purchase compost bins for the kitchen as well. Kitchen compost bins are a must have if you compost your produce scraps. Notice, I use the plural here. If you only eat a limited quantity of fruits and vegetables, then you can get away with one kitchen compost bin. However, if you eat the recommended daily allowance of fruits and vegetables or more, or if there is more than one person in your household, you will generate enough food waste to fill your compost bucket daily. And, if you are like most people, you probably won’t want to make that trip out to the compost pile every day. So, having a second kitchen compost bin can make your life a bit easier.
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Norpro 1 Gallon Ceramic Compost Keeper, White List Price: Sale Price: $18.90 You save: $9.09 (32%)  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Average Rating:   |
Description
Norpro's Ceramic Compost Keeper, store peelings, egg shells, coffee grounds and vegetable scraps for transfer to your garden composter. Includes charcoal free filter in lid to keep compost odorless. Is available in white, as shown, and red. Measures 10.5 inches x 8 inches, width x diameter. Use replacement charcoal free filter 93F.
Features
- Stylish 1 Gallon Ceramic Compost Keeper in White
- Stores vegetable peelings, egg shells, coffee grinds and more until ready for transfer to outdoor composter
- Includes odor preventing charcoal free filter in the lid that will last up to 6 months
- Use replacement filters #93F, that are charcoal free and can be rinsed.
- Easily clean with warm soapy water
Reviews
Stainless steel would be better
by greenovation from ann arbor, mi United States on 2007-08-22
We bought this thinking it would look better than stainless steel. We love to compost and this pail sure beats keeping a bucket on the counter. However, it is heavy and the handle is poorly made. When you life up the handle it comes off of the clunky clips on the side. This really needs to be redesigned.
We removed the poor handle after the first trip to the compost. The ceramic is not only heavy, but it is also much harder to keep clean that the stainless steel. The ceramic tends to pick up stains which are hard to scrub out. And of course there is always the fear of breaking it.
As long as the filter is kept clean and fresh, the pail emits no odors. Whether you choose stainless steel or ceramic, make sure you buy some extra filters. You'll be happy you did.
Nice product but if I did it over again - Stainless
by Michael Koren from Chapel Hill, NC USA on 2008-08-08
I purchased this product after already owning the stainless version for a year. I gave the stainless to someone else because this white ceramic pedestal - looking object seemed to fit with my decor better. But what I've found is, (1) I am for the first time a bit nervous about breaking it or breaking glass tea pots when I shake the loose tea into this container, (2) it is certainly heavier than the stainless when lugging it (the weight is not a deal breaker), and (3) it does not seem to seal around the edge of the top anywhere as well as its stainless counterpart resulting in fruit flies getting attracted to it and actually inside on a regular basis - something that seemed to happen less with the stainless one. So carbon filter helps a lot but the leaky cover undermines the filter.
Still compared to not having either choice and seeing how nicely made this object is, it gets the benefit of just over half credit in my scoring.
I'd go back to stainless in a heartbeat when I feel the moment has come.
Looks great on the counter
by Vutisa from on 2008-03-31
We love how this looks on our counter, and it does a great job of keeping the kitchen scraps nicely contained. The filter at the top really works-- there is NO odor, even after a week or so of collecting vegetable scraps, egg shells, coffee grounds, and the like.
My only complaint is about the handle. If I'm not careful, it will come unhinged from one side as I'm carrying it--which is not something I want to happen on my way outside to the compost pile! I have learned to be very careful when carrying it.
You can get the filters for this, but not from Amazon!!!!
by Maggie Smith from on 2008-06-24
Don't get the filters that come up on this page. They're for a different size keeper.
I contacted Norpro and they said it is replacement 93F that goes with it.
Do a google search, and a few options come up.
Norpro also suggested: "Also try, Ace Hardware, True Value Hardware, Do It Best Hardware." But you would have to get them to special order it.
Great for on the counter!
by A PA mom from on 2007-10-04
No smell, no mess. Very handy way to collect kitchen waste for the compost bin. Simply rinse after emptying (I run mine through the dishwasher).
Composting is beneficial to the environment. By diverting food scraps from the waste stream, you can easily reduce the amount of waste being put into our landfills. Sure, your food scraps are biodegradable, but it takes a very long time for things to break down in a landfill. This is because the necessary components for decomposition: sunlight; moisture; and oxygen are all missing in a landfill. Because of this, microbial decomposition is severely limited.
Yard and food waste, which can be easily composted and break down quite nicely in a matter of weeks or months, can take decades to decompose in a landfill. It is estimated that food in a landfill degrades by 50 percent over the course of twenty years! This statistic is enough to make most people consider composting.
However, there are two major drawbacks to composting. The first is odor. Food waste begins to break down immediately. As it breaks down, it begins to smell. An easy way to avoid this issue is to use a sealed container to collect your compost. There are a number of kitchen compost bins that utilize charcoal filters fitted into their lids that make collecting your composting scraps virtually odor free.
The second issue that can arise as you collect your kitchen scraps is that insects can breed in the waste you are collecting. Again, the solution to this is a sealed container. This prevents odors from developing and attracting insects. And if there is no odor and no bugs, you can keep your compost in the kitchen for a few days.
So when looking for compost bins for sale, don't forget to get several smaller ones for the kitchen as well. A kitchen compost bin can help to make the collection of food scraps an easy activity.
