4smile 300 Litre Garden Composter Bin Composting Waste Box Recycling Eco Storage, Plastic, Black

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By creating compost from your organic waste, you can enrich your soil with essential nutrients, improving its health and structure. The downsides to hot composters are that they are more expensive, need to be turned over more often, and it takes time to get used to using them and produce the required results. It truly lives up to its name with thick insulated sides and a sealed lid, and isn’t like some of the cheaper ‘hot compost bins’ that don’t really work properly. On the one hand, it allows the bin to retain heat better and the lack of light prevents the growth of weeds, but on the other, some cheaper plastic compost bins don’t allow for well needed air circulation and flow.

300L Compost Bin Grass Eco Friendly Rubbish Garden Composter 300L Compost Bin Grass Eco Friendly Rubbish

Capable of holding 300L of compost, more than enough for the average gardener's needs, its durable plastic construction means it can stand up to the rigours of the weather. With a robust, sectional design and made from thick recycled plastic, this bin is easy to access thanks to a wide hinged lid.

For green material, try green leaves, garden clippings and any vegetable waste, from potato peels to carrot ends and even coffee grounds. Accessing the contents of the bin is so easy with this compost bin thanks to a large hinged roof and a lower hatch door that is a piece of cake to remove and reattach. Do you have a small garden with minimal waste and are just looking for a convenient way to recycle and compost? For instance, there are little plastic feet for the bottom tray to sit in that are designed to trap ants, and the ‘M-board’ that’ll prevent the tray bedding from dropping into the liquid and also help with ventilation. Our tester liked this this high-tech compost bin, which thanks to its internal ‘lung’ to circulate air and a rigid recycled plastic outer shell produces compost quickly.

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Wooden compost bins can process the most waste, but if you don't want to wait half a year for your first batch, insulated compost bins speed up the process, but offer less compost. Having said that, I personally go with a ratio that is higher in carbon (brown material) as bacteria use more of it than nitrogen to create good compost.Using composting bins to create organic compost is an excellent way to promote sustainable gardening practices, reducing the reliance on chemical fertilisers that can harm the environment. Meat and meat products, fish, leftovers, bread, cheese rind, bones, sick plant parts, ashes from coal and barbecue coal, cigarettes, vacuum cleaner bags, street rubbish. For more, you can read our guide on how to set up a wormery, or check out our expert tests of the best wormeries.