Composting Bins and accessories for composting household waste
There are a variety of composting bins available today which reflects their increasing popularity. We cannot review every bin but the aim of this page is to provide a few pointers to what we consider appear to be some of the better bins. We have also included a few accessories that will help you to make better compost and make it more quickly!
Composting Bins
The Compost Machine comes in two capacities (235 litres and 335 litres) and is green so it blends into your garden. They are made from recycled plastic and their tough design ensures long-lasting durability. It contains a twist-on windproof lid and a side hatch from which your compost can be removed. Sold online by Gone Gardening for £44.99 (335 litre version) or £34.99 (235 litre version).
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The Beehive Composter is an attractive addition to your garden as it looks like a beehive. It has a hinged top for easy placement of organic waste and a bottom panel for removal of your compost. This composter has no base so must be placed on a flat soil base. Sold online by Gone Gardening for £114.99 and comes in a range of colours (at £124.99) as well as this natural design. There is also a large size which is a little more expensive.
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This well ventilated compost bin has 390 litre capacity and is designed to vent your composting waste optimumly. It has a large hatch at the top for filling and two hatches on its sides for removing your compost. Made from recycled plastic it is sold online by Ferndale Lodge for £59.95.
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The Envirocycle Composter is a very novel design which produces both traditional compost and an organic liquid plant food for your garden. It has a drum design which you can roll and thus mix your waste inside the composter, this speeds up the whole composting process and you can have your compost within about 6 weeks. It holds 198 litres of solid compost and the base of this composter can hold up to 5 gallons of the organic liquid. It has a locakbale lid and a hatch for removing the compost. Sold online by Ferndale Lodge for £139.95.
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The Compost Tumbler has a capacity of 200litres and its rotating design allows free circulation of air within the bin which can help speed up the composting process. Partly made from recycled plastic its size enables it to cope with large quantities of waste. Easy to fill and empty. Sold online by Gone Gardening for £89.99.
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Composting Bin Accessories
Your composting bin might sometimes need a bit of encouragement to compost all the organic waste you are feeding it. It certainly needs air so you should ensure that it has a good supply of that. It also needs a sufficient amount of moisture to speed up the whole composting process. Listed below are some accessories and products that could help your composter to rot your waste more quickly and provide you with good quality compost.
This packet of compost accelerator contains natural microbes and enzymes designed to speed up the whole process of composting. There are five sachets of non-toxic material which is mixed with water before being added to your compost. Sold online by Ferndale Lodge for £3.95.
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The compost aerator is a very simple device designed to increase the circulation of air in your compost. By doing so you will ensure that the compost-making process is quicker. Sold online by Ferndale Lodge for £12.95.
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