In previous year's I haven't been very good about saving my kitchen scraps for compost. This year I'm collecting it all. My sister gave me a really nice container for my counter. It has a good lid with a carbon insert. And outside the door, I keep a big covered bucket for emptying this container. (The squirrel would rather it didn't have a cover.) When the bucket is full, it goes out to the tumbler.
What a great gadget! I use a large Pyrex bowl with a lid and empty into my compost weekly. It's kind of a pain. I like your system better:-)
ReplyDeleteI used a bowl before my sister gave me this. The bowl takes up a bit more counter space. I think I fill the big outdoor bucket in a week.
ReplyDeleteI use a plastic container and pop it in the fridge if I don't empty it right away. If the container is empty there's a shelf I leave it on so it doesn't take up fridge space. I try to take out the compost-to-be every couple days so it's working out so far.
ReplyDeleteI use an old coffee can my mother saved for me. Since my compost pile is right off the back of my deck, I can empty it often.
ReplyDeleteI use a large (empty & clean) yogurt container. Ideally I empty it every 2 days when I clean out the bunny litter (we use wood stove pellet for litter--absorbant and quicky to bread down), but sometimes it stretches out a day or two longer.
ReplyDeleteI've been terrible about composting this year (pregnancy shifts your priorities), but usually we keep it in a grocery bag in the freezer and then take it out every weekend.
ReplyDeleteI use my large stockpot and keep it out on the counter, but now that the porch will be cold for the next few months, I think I will stick it out there. I empty mine into the compost pile about once a week.
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