The Very Best Compost Bins 2023

May 24,2024

The best compost bin overall is OXO Good Grips Compost Bin. From modular bins to plastic pails, here are the best compost bins of 2023, according to our reviews..
You’re also going to need some worms. Louie likes these from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm. .
Even if you’re not down with the worm thing, you can still compost indoors with a fermenting Bokashi system. Unlike other forms of composting, DeDominicis said, “Bokashi only works in the absence of air,” and involves mixing microorganism-saturated oat bran, included in this kit, with your food waste in an airtight container. One advantage of Bokashi, according to Louie, is that you can add “the crazy Frankenstein stuff in the back of your fridge — like condiments or oily things — that wouldn’t go in a normal compost system.” The fermented materials get buried in the ground to further decompose and nourish soil. .
For collecting food scraps to bring to a drop-off site, Nurse recommended doing so in compostable bags made from organic materials, like these from Florida-based company BioBag. “They’re great for using in a bin, and you can tie it up and bring it to a site, eliminating plastic bags,” she said. .
You can also hide your compost bin in your freezer, with this silicone scrap collector from Scrap Happy. It’s got a hook, so you can keep it secured on the inside of your freezer door, and because it’s silicone, it’s super easy to clean out. All you have to do is push the silicone inside out and rinse. .
Similar to the drums above, Louie said a tumbler “spins around in various ways, rolling or churning your browns and greens in there and speeding things up in terms of decomposition.” A double chamber tumbler, like this one, is ideal according to DeDominicis, who recommended separating your fresh waste from materials that are further along in the composting process. A tumbler takes up more space than some other methods, but the experts I spoke with mentioned they’ve heard about building residents sharing a rooftop tumbler with their landlords’ permission, so that might be worth looking into if you have other ecoconscious neighbors.