On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:23:14 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:01:31 -0400, 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
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>>>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.
>>
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>>Boron
>
>I get the cottage cheese or sour cream in the 3 or 5 pound containers
>and use them as you do. Nice lid, empty every day, and as you say,
>dishwasher or recycle when necessary. Oh -- they're free to me.
>Janet

Those cheese containers are too small, they'd need emptying much too
often. And plastic absorbs nasty odors that can't be washed out, and
they stain. Compost containers need to be vented or they'll start to
ferment and they'll stink even more. I've been using the same $9
stainless steel one gallon compost bucket for more than 20 years, at
this point it's been free for a long time because now it costs twice
as much.