"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 00:43:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"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.
>
> How difficult can it be to hose out a trash can? My trash consists of
> like 99% spent cat litter yet the can never stinks... Fabuloso! A
> capful poured into the can once a week. Lavender scent works best.
> It's my favorite cleaning product. Naturally trash cans need to be
> periodically scrubbed, a five minute chore about once a month when
> weather permits... it doesn't rain every day where I live.
> http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/U.../Fabuloso.cvsp

It's not hard to hose it out but if it never dries, then it just gets stinky
again.