On Apr 1, 3:01 pm, Boron Elgar > wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:29:43 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
>
> > wrote:
> >http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0653.jpg
>
> >Stainless steel compost bucket and liners. In my house, all vegetable
> >waste goes in here and eventually gets dumped into the big compost
> >bins in the back yard. Liners are made of cornstarch and are
> >themselves bio-degradable. Source: I forget. If you're really
> >interested, buzz me and I'll look it up.
>
> >http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/...C/IMG_0664.jpg
>
> I have to disagree with you on this one.
>
> I get cottage cheese in 3 lb containers and have always used them for
> compost stuff. They have a lid, they are free, they can go into the
> dishwasher and are easily sacrificed/recycled if they grown green or
> nasty.
>
> I was given a gift of the stainless mini-can, with filters and
> compostable liners for my birthday last year. It came from King Arthur
> Flour.
>
> First off, the liners are wasteful and not cheap, but aside from that,
> they dissolve with wet goop and the interior of the can gets sloppy.
> It can go into the dishwasher, but frankly, it is big and takes up a
> lot of room.
>
> So...yes, that KA can can be washed, but its size means that it holds
> a LOT of stuff, and that is why it requires an expensive filter,
> because stuff sits there longer than it should. The top has holes in
> it so it does seal, something that old cottage cheese containers do
> easily.
>
> It is so anti-recycling to use this set up, that I think it's a joke.
> Again, it is certainly allowing some folks to save stuff for compost
> in a way that is convenient for them, but to me, it just doesn't cut
> it.
>
> And yes, my kids laugh at my re-use of the cottage cheese containers.
> The KA can looks a lot nicer on the counter, I admit it, but the
> constant need of supplies to keep it functioning (filters & bags)
> takes the pleasure out of it.
>
> Boron

OK. Valid considerations!

We like having a larger compost pail because it's a long walk to the
outside compost bins in the back yard. Sometimes it's a semi-major
effort in the winter, here in New England. Uphill, both ways, ya
know :-)

The can fits the bill, looks OK on the kitchen counter (where it's a
lot handier than a scrap plastic pail that we'd be likely to want to
hide under the counter somewhere), and we haven't found the costs of
filters and bags onerous. Your Mileage obviously Varied :-)

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Silvar Beitel