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I’ve had my EZ grip stainless steel compost pail for about a week now and I have to say, I could not be more pleased. I have always considered myself midly eco-friendly, and I’ve had a compost pile in the yard for quite some time now, but up until now, I’ve been stuck with trying to remember to take out the fruit peelings and coffee grounds as soon as I was done with them. For some time, we attempted to use a container on the counter top, but it invariably started to smell and we wound up with a fruit fly problem, so that ended almost as quickly as it started.

Now at long last though, I believe I have found the answer. This cute little compost pail fits right on my (always messy, of course) kitchen counter and can hold up to a week’s worth of kitchen scraps before it fills up. All the while, because of the filter, it doesn’t smell! To make things much better, because it is stainless steel, I don’t have to worry about it getting bumped off the counter and getting cracked, unlike that ugly old plastic bucket.

The handle on it is great also, as I can carry it like a teapot without having to worry about grabbing it by the wrong part and spilling everything all over the floor. The other handles are also great, easy to use and very comfortable. The lid fits on very tightly so I don’t have to worry about anything escaping or anyone getting into it. Someone with cats or toddlers should know what I am talking about. This thing really is very well made.

Because of its shiny stainless steel, it’s easy to keep clean. A quick swipe of glass cleaner, or in really bad cases a sponge and it is good as the day I bought it. The fingerprints I can live with, but if I wanted to, I could also take care of those easily as well.

If you have a compost pile I highly recommend this product to make getting your compost out to the pile nearly hassle free. If you don’t already compost your kitchen scraps and lawn extras, there is no time like the present to get started. It’s a great way to reduce the amount of food waste going into the landfill and fertilize your garden at the same time.

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She just bought a bamboo compost pail three weeks or so ago and I have to say, I am jealous. I’ve always thought having a compost bucket in your kitchen was a sure recipe for fruit flies, mold and bad smells, but I had to take it all back when I saw this thing. She can put all the kitchen scraps generated by her family of five in there and she only has to take it out twice a week or so. It looks absolutely beatiful, and best of all, it has redundant filters so there is absolutely no odor!

Not only does the bamboo look perfict in her kitchen (I didn’t even find out what it was until I complimented her on her new “ice cooler”) but the bamboo plant is a fast growing, easy to feed, non-resource intensive renewable resource. Unlike many trees that take years to mature, bamboo for wood can be grown in just a season, making it one of the most ecological materials out there today. It is also very resilient, making it a far better material over, say, stainless steel, when it comes to things falling off the counter (hey, it can happen) and unlike some of the stainless steel ones out there, it doesn’t show off every single spot and fingerprint.

One of my favorite attributes of this compost holder is that the plastic inner liner comes out and can be run through the dishwasher. This means that between the very effective filters and the regular internal cleanings this compost pail receives, it’s probably cleaner than her kids most of the time! The outside can also be cleaned in case something should get on it, though that has to be done by hand. That’s okay though, because it scrubs off easily. The lid is also very tight fitting, meaning kind’s hands won’t be able to get in where they shouldn’t, and the handles are comfortable and easy.

This compost pail looks good, smells great, works well… what’s not to like? I know I want one. It’s a great addition to any kitchen if you have a compost pile, and if you don’t, why not? They’re a great way to reduce the amount of kitchen and lawn scraps that go into your local landfill. And with this bamboo pail, it doesn’t even have to lead to a smelly kitchen!

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Great Reasons To Make Kitchen Compost

Kitchen composting has started becoming more popular, because people have started understanding how important it is to reduce the amount of trash we generate. And most of us have also learned just how critical saving money can be in tough times. Kitchen composting allows us to reduce our trash output, reuse things the way nature intended, and save a lot of money in the long run too. In fact, using kitchen fruit and vegetable scraps for composting can save us money, allow us to become a little more self sufficient over time, and help improve the environment too.

How it helps saves money:
Anyone that grows an indoor or outdoor garden probably ends up buying potting soil, fertilizer, and maybe even pre-made compost each time they have new plants or seeds to add to their garden. If you start using what you already have on hand though – specifically the organic fruit and vegetable matter in your kitchen – you’ll quickly find you don’t have to spend hard earned money buying compost or dangerous chemicals. And to make saving the money that much sweeter: Your food will be tastier, safer, and healthier for you too.

How it helps you become self sufficient:
Once you start composting your kitchen scraps, you’re likely to find yourself also wanting to grow more of your own food. After all, if you’re creating nutrient rich soil that will grow the best fruits and vegetables, why in the world should you want to pay for sub-par produce at the grocery store?

By growing some or all of your own food, you create a more sustainable situation for yourself and your family. Instead of worrying about whether you have money to buy groceries from one week to the next, you’ll find yourself with plenty of tasty, fresh food for most of the year.

You don’t have to become a farmer to become a little more self sufficient either. Anyone can grow food inside their homes with container gardens, or outside in the yard with small garden plants.

How it helps the environment:
Many people are finally starting to realize some of the big benefits brought about when they take the small step of creating compost out of their kitchen scraps. For too long now we’ve lived in a throw away society. Even those things which can be reused or recycled tend to get thrown into the trash – including organic matter which is easy to compost.

This creates a cycle which demands the constant creation and manufacturing of new goods. And it encourages commercial farmers to use dangerous chemicals as fertilizers and pesticides. The simple act of learning how to compost your kitchen scraps helps to dramatically reduce some of these pollutants in our world… especially as people start growing their own foods too. Using your own homemade kitchen compost means you will no longer be buying or using dangerous chemicals in your own gardens, and as time goes on you may even be able to reduce your consumption of store bought produce too. And the less we all buy of that, the less it will be mass produced and distributed.

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