If you have landed on this page, you are probably trying to decide whether to buy a tumbler compost bin or the HOTBIN. We offer you a quick ‘expert’ recommendation and a more detailed list of items so you can evaluate the type of compost bin for yourself. Alternatively jump ...
Read More »How to compost grass lawn mowing
To get fast superb results when composting grass lawn mowings in the HOTBIN: Add 40 parts grass with 20 parts shredded paper and 1 part wood chip (bulking agent) Typically this is a medium sized lawn mower collection box (40 litres) with a full carrier bag of shredded paper (20 ...
Read More »How do I prevent maggots and flies getting into the HotBin?
The quick answer is “Get your waste hot (>40C) as quickly as possible” Flies and maggots in the HotBin are a real rarity. They can occur and it tends to be when the HotBin is in the ‘set up’ phase before the temperature has risen above 40C. Below we explain ...
Read More »A text book start for the HOTBIN
The Compost Woman, who knows an awful lot about composting, reviews the HOTBIN! And I’m pleased to announce she has had a text book start as she has already reached 60C! http://www.the-compostbin.com/2012/07/hotbin-trial-day-1.html She started with an very full HOTBIN having plenty of material available for her base layer.
Read More »How to compost ALL food waste
Below we explain how to Compost ALL domestic food waste (i.e. at home, in a garden, or via backyard composting). Why do we need this blog? Surely food waste is just like other waste for composting – we just add it to the compost heap and it breaks down? What’s ...
Read More »The HOTBIN composting the whole takeaway!
COMPOSTING ‘VEGWARE’ ™ & BIODEGRADABLE BAGS AND CONTAINERS IN THE HOTBIN The HOTBIN was developed to compost all food, garden and grass in the home and garden. We were contacted by Lucy Frankel at the foodwastenetwork.org.uk who is building a food waste network www.foodwastenetwork.org.uk to help commercial business do more to divert ...
Read More »Who Does What in the Compost Heap – the Decomposers
There are many different forms of life active within a compost heap. Below is a quick overview of who is living in your compost heap and what they are doing. There are chemical decomposers: Micro organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes. These account for most of the decomposition that takes place ...
Read More »HOW TO CHOOSE A COMPOST BIN
You can compost for nothing ( zero pounds / dollars) by piling your garden and food waste up in a corner. How do you decide whether to pay 20, 60, 185 or even 900 pounds (yes really!) for a compost bin? You ‘justify’ the cash by convincing yourself of the ...
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