Kitchen compost bin

[Ja9]

I produce copious amounts of green waste to go on the compost heap from the kitchen as I'm sure a lot of you do too.. I currently use an old collinder that sits rather unattractively on the kitchen work top with its collection of fruit flies. Please could anyone recommend an attractive kitchen compost bin that won't be full after preparing one cabbage?!

[veggiechicken]

I use a cheapo bathroom pedal bin with a removable bucket inside. Sits on the work surface, easy to empty and wash out.

[singleseeder]

With all kitchen waste, step 1 is wrap it in newspaper. This absorbs any liquid and keeps the flies off.

I keep sheets of newspaper on top of the dishwasher ready to peel veg onto and then it is wrapped fish and chip style. As mine goes to the lottie, it then goes straight into a carrier bag in the garage to wait for the next trip.

Any container with a lid will do to keep kitchen waste in the kitchen. You can buy mini plastic dustbins in cheap shops or how about using an appropriate size plastic box with a lid? Put folded sheets of newspaper on the bottom of the box, this will also absorb any liquid and make it easy to tip everything out.

[singleseeder]

I use a cheapo bathroom pedal bin with a removable bucket inside. Sits on the work surface, easy to empty and wash out.

Oooh, VC, I used to use one of these in a previous life. The removable bucket made it ideal for kitchen use.

[veggiechicken]

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[VirginVegGrower]

I have an IKEA slidy cupboard thing that has caddy compartments. One for compost, one for plastic, one for paper, one for metal. I rather like it, but I still take the compost one out every day otherwise it stinks.

[Currysniffa]

We just use a Kitchen Caddy for little bits and bobs for the wormery & compost bins. If there's a lot of green waste form the kitchen then we too wrap it up in newspaper a tip I pick up from T_S and have past on many times. I keep a plastic trug in the outhouse for the big stuff.

[Bren In Pots]

I use a plastic bucket with lid then I line the bottom of it with paper shredded paper mostly because it soaks up the tea leaves. after that I wrap my veg peelings in newspaper same as the others do.

[VirginVegGrower]

Alternatively Aldi are selling a cream enamel one with lid and fifty biodegradable liner bags for £9.99 on 12th July

[taff]

I have a silver [but more accurately, grey] little bin with a handle and a flip over lid, I put bags from bread [not bought by me] or anything non-permeable, I fill it up, then I take it round the garden and empty. Then the bags get used for collecting the 20 neighbourhood cats poo from the garden [I'm kidding, it's 2 of OHs cats, and about 6 of the neighbouring cats...:::sigh:::]

[singleseeder]

Alternatively Aldi are selling a cream enamel one with lid and fifty biodegradable liner bags for £9.99 on 12th July

£9.99!! If I didn't have go to work, I'd need a lie down.

Actually, I have seen these and my first thought would be that they would chip and rust.

[alldigging]

I just use a plastic bowl and go and empty it a couple of times whilst preparing the veg. It's not perfect but my home compost bin isn't far away.

How long are you leaving it if there are flies?

[Two_Sheds]

I currently use an old collinder ... collection of fruit flies.

With all kitchen waste, step 1 is wrap it in newspaper. This absorbs any liquid and keeps the flies off.

we too wrap it up in newspaper

Yep, it's simple, cheap and it works. When I peel & chop veggies, I do it on a sheet of newspaper: wrap it all up, pop it in the kitchen caddy. No flies, ever.


*now I'm composting the dog poops too ~ wrap them in newspaper, put them in the dalek NOT the kitchen caddy

[singleseeder]

I have been using a small mushroom punnet (with newspaper at the bottom) to pop teabags, apple cores etc in. Once there is a bit in there, I wrapped it in news paper etc.

Until now. Yesterday, I bought an '8ltr Snap Box' from Poundstretchers. £2.99 or £5 for two. It is shoe box shape with clips at each short end, but it is possible to open only one end and tilt the lid up to put stuff in. It is now sitting neatly in the cupboard under the sink, so that's one thing less on the work surface.

I have been looking for somthing like this for ages. Thought I'd give you all the nod, incase it would work for you.

[Ja9]

thank you for all your suggestions.I have used a plastic box that came with our main bins when the county council introduced all the new recycling but it tended to end up a neglected stinky, slimy mess.I like the idea of the newspaper as the flies tend to appear immeadiately, think that there are just a lot around at the moment !