Comments on: Kitchen Compost Bucket – DIY, Easy, and Frugal

By: brad

brad — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:13:26 +0000

I was wondering about this as well. I Think diyNatural misunderstood your question. I think you’re talking about a container with a lid that fits securely but is larger than the filter. In which case you would ither have to drill many holes and use multiple filters, OR only drill enough holes to cover one filter. I can’t think of any reason why the latter wouldn’t work just fine.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:51:45 +0000

Way to think outside the box.

By: thomas

thomas — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:50:05 +0000

I just went to Goodwill and bought a really nice cookie jar, that matches my kitchen decor, for half a buck. It sits right on my countertop, not under the sink!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:58:13 +0000

Do I just empty the contents when the bucket is full? I don’t have a worm bed. I’m mostly just interested in not sending all of this food waste to the dump.

By: keys to composting | francofile

keys to composting | francofile — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:44:03 +0000

[...] We’ve done step one. Step two: get your container or make one of your own. Put it in your kitchen & let the natural decomposition begin! Don’t worry. If you do [...]

By: resolutions update | francofile

resolutions update | francofile — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:58:26 +0000

[...] properly composting does not smell. You can make a stink-free compost bin for yourself for $1.50* if you don’t believe [...]

By: I Hate Spray Paint, or, the DIY Compost Bucket | The 0ni

I Hate Spray Paint, or, the DIY Compost Bucket | The 0ni — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:04:52 +0000

[...] 30 bucks and get a fancy one that looks like a mini garbage can, I decided to take a hint from this tutorial and make my own. I followed the idea of a charcoal filter inside a bucket with a snap-on [...]

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:20:08 +0000

Hey i have a similar bin, and I’ve gotten to the point where I need to replace my filter. Can I compost the first filter or does it need to be thrown out?

By: cristian

cristian — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:28:55 +0000

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By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:16:45 +0000

Thanks for noticing, I updated it.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:14:53 +0000

You’re very welcome Molly, thanks for your feedback.

By: Nicolas Connault

Nicolas Connault — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:04:36 +0000

Excellent article but step 4 talks about a “viola”, and I fail to see how a stringed instrument relates to composting.. Maybe you meant “voilà”

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:28:15 +0000

I just finished this super-easy project. Stong onions and other veggie scraps are completely odor-free in this container on my kitchen counter. Thank you for posting such an economical alternative to the fancy kitchen compost pails available on the market.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:49:06 +0000

You can use a glass container.

By: hilary lord

hilary lord — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:54:49 +0000

What about BPA/Phthalates in the plastic?

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:45:25 +0000

We really appreciate the kind words of encouragement Torri. Yeah, feel free to construct whatever you need for a lid… whatever makes it easiest for you and still works. God bless.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:44:24 +0000

I drilled holes in my top, but it was a free plastic coffee can lid. I am actually on only our 2nd filter in years. Sometimes it gets a little moldy but then I just empty the container, wash it, and dry it out… mold disappears.

By: Torri

Torri — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:40:50 +0000

I love this! I have been trying to figure out a compost solution that was diy and I really wasn’t pleased with the thought of shaking and the messiness of a regular compost. this seems so great and my 3 and 4 yr old are obsessed with worms anyway. finding 2 worms in the ground can occupy them for an hour, although can sometimes be hazardous for the worms, haha! This kitchen bucket is just the icing on the cake!
I was wondering, If I was willing to spend an extra few dollars on the vermi-bin and make the bottom a shallow container instead of a lid, would there be any harm in that? I am VERY accident prone and emptying the “tea” out of that lid seems precarious.
Lastly, I wanted to say thanks to you and your wife. This site is one of the best I have found for me, because I have a family of four and just started gardening this year. All of my gardening research has sort of sent me on this quest of becoming more self sustainable. What’s funny is it’s made me the accidental environmentalist. I have gotten so many great ideas from your site! I can’t wait until Christmas, when I can give gift sets of the vanilla extract bottles and I am adding some of my homemade dried herbs in the victorian square bottles from that bottle website!

By: John

John — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:35:58 +0000

We have the $20 bucket, and despite the comments, we noticed the smell, so I rigged a sponge holder to pt a charcoal filter in. But then mold attacked. IS that because I don’t have air vents? Should I drill holes in my lid (given that I’ve already got the thing) or should I just ignore the mold? You say you kept the same filter for months, but I’m only getting a week out of them…

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:31:52 +0000

Glad to help CL – We glued the filter to the underside of the lid. It’s safe, just a normal kitty litter filter.