Stainless Steel Compost Keeper

I’m an avid composter, and I had gotten used to keeping a plastic container under my sink to hold my composing items until I was ready to move them to my compost pile. Unfortunately, my homemade compost keeper was sort of ugly. It did the job, but I couldn’t set it out while I was cooking or when I had people over because it was ugly. The other problem with my plastic compost keeper was that every once in awhile I would notice that it would start to smell and that bothered me.

So, I was on the lookout for a new compost keeper that would be decent to look at and would also deal with the smells – as in, I didn’t want to have to smell them anymore. Since my entire kitchen is stainless steel, I really wanted to find one that was stainless steel. It was also important to me that it was economical because, in my mind, part of being green is that I spend my money wisely.

Anyway, I finally came across this really cool compost keeper that I can be proud to set on my counter while I’m working in the kitchen, even if I have guests over. In fact, it’s so cool looking that I can keep it out all the time, if I want to. Having it set out reminds my kids to actually use it, which is a great added benefit.

It’s also light (only 4 pounds!) and comes with two charcoal filters. Some weeks I fill my compost keeper every day. There are other times when I’m not in a cooking sort of mood that I can go nearly a week without having to take it out. Since getting my new toy, I don’t have to worry about taking it out if it’s not full.

I’ve found that it’s also really easy to keep clean. I typically just wipe it down with a microfiber cloth. Every once in awhile I’ll use a stainless steel cleaner to really shine it up again.

I’m a firm believer that being green should be fun and I still want to have pretty things that I like to look at. Check out this Stainless Steel Compost Keeper
to see if it would work in your kitchen!

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Some of my friends think I’m a little strange when they hear me talking about my compost pile, or they see my excitement over using worms to compost indoors. I’ll admit it, I can be a little odd at times, but there are so many advantages to composting and it’s really easy. If you are making changes to become more green, composting is one of the first things you should do. There are so many great reasons to compost, and there are also a number of ways to do it.

You might be wondering about the benefits of composting. Why compost? I’ll tell you!

First, composting saves energy. Think about how many times a day you turn on your garbage disposal. I’m willing to bet that almost all of what you put into your garbage disposal could be composted. If you don’t have a garbage disposal, you’re still saving energy, your own energy, because you don’t have to empty your trash as often!

Composting also saves water. You’ve got to turn on the water when you run your garbage disposal, don’t you? If you compost, you use less water. On top of that, compost used in flower beds assists wtih water retention which means less watering for you!

When you compost, you are doing your part to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills.

The finished material is full of nutrients and will reduce your need for fertilizers. You’re saving money again!

Now, you might agree with all of that, but if you aren’t already composting, my guess is that you have some excuse for not doing it. Maybe you live in an apartment, or maybe you don’t have room in your yard for a compost pile. That’s okay! You don’t need acres of land and you don’t need to have a large pile sitting in the middle of your yard. There are lots of different ways to compost, and there’s one to fit every lifestyle, I promise you. You can even buy compost bins that do almost all of the work for you. If you are really tight on space, you can compost in a plastic bag! If you’re interested in learning how you can start composting, the composting page at my website, Green Living Made Easy. There you’ll find many different methods that help you get started, along with lists that you can download to help you remember what you can compost and how to troubleshoot your pile.

Now that you know the answer to, “Why Compost?” and you know that you can compost, no matter where you live, what are you waiting for? Start making some dirt…

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