On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:13:57 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:


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>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.


My property isn't as large as yours, Sheldon. I empty the container
every evening after supper. I walk out the back door into the back
yard and over to the compost. Bring the container back in and rinse
and then wash it. No smell. I'm simply taking fresh trimmings out to
the compost -- they haven't begun to ferment yet.
Janet