On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 21:11:24 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>"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.
Huh? How difficult is it to dry a trash can... turn it over to drain
for a minute, than stand it upright, with the lid off naturally (wash
the lid too), should be totally dry in less than a half hour... and I
don't even always let it dry in the sun, if it's inclement weather I
bring it back into my garage where it normally lives. During winter
here I don't have to wash the trash cans, at temps below zero odors
don't develop.