On Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:30:55 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:10:30 PM UTC-4, Doris Night wrote:

>> Julie, I have never had a garbage disposal. They aren't really common
>> in Canada, as far as I know. Why is it that you sometimes need to use
>> one instead of just putting your compostable waste into a container
>> then disposing of the stuff later? Why does stuff need to immediately
>> go into a biobag?
>>
>> I have what I call "the garbage bowl" sitting on my counter at all
>> times. It's quite large. All veg and fruit trimmings go in there, and
>> when it's full, someone makes the trip out back to the compost heap to
>> empty it. If there are fruit flies around, the trips out back are more
>> frequent.
>
>More info, please. How often on average to you empty the garbage bowl? Is it covered? Draws flies? What do you do with bones?
>Nice that you are operating "green". Bet the compost is yielding something useful to you too.

In the winter, it gets emptied maybe every 3 days. In the summer maybe
once a day. Depends on what kinds of produce is being consumed. The
trimmings from a pineapple, for example, take up a lot more room than
carrot peelings. It doesn't draw flies - just a few fruit flies.

We can't put meat scraps on our compost heap because we have coyotes.
And a bear. I recently purchased a square rubbermaid bin that holds
about 2 gallons, and I've got it in the freezer. All meat scraps go in
there, and when it's full it gets dumped into a garbage bag on garbage
day.

Doris