"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Boron Elgar > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:29:43 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
>> > wrote:
>
>> >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.
>
> We were given a compost can, also by our daughter. It was obvious
> whether we were using it or not, since she lived with us when she gave
> it to us. Our garbage service has a large can for yard waste and
> compostables, so we let them run the compost heap. The compostable bags
> say quite clearly that they do not decompose while in use (maybe two
> weeks after they get wet?), but that water, but not other stuff, will
> leak through the bag. The can has a very sturdy plastic liner that can
> then be rinsed out outside with the hose.
>
>> 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.
>
> Our setup works for us. I don't know how much I would recommend it.

I wish our can had a liner! It does not. Gets really stinky. It's large
and hard to wash out and then once you do, it's next to impossible to get it
to dry out. It has been raining so much here. My garbage cans are now wet
inside as well because the trash people left the lids off in a rain storm.