kitchen composter turns garbage into gold
by Maureen @ 9:37 am 5 comments »
Here’s a great way to reduce the amount of food scraps tossed in the trash, and start making some food for your home-grown herbs and veggies. Feed vegetable scraps, coffee grinds, meat, fish and dairy into the hopper and within 2 weeks you’ve got fresh fertilizer — check out the Pro Composter by NatureMill.
Why I like it:
- It works indoors or outdoors, even in cold weather, rain, or snow
- Reduces food waste and compost is ready every 2 weeks
- A red light will tell you when to empty the machine
- Just open the door and remove the compost
- External housing: recycled + recyclable polyethylene (stamped with the “5″ triangle recycling symbol)
- Spare carbon filter included for years of hassle-free operation
- Uses 10 watts of power - about 50 cents a month
- 20″ h x 20″ deep x 12″ w (51×51x30cm), 17 lbs (8 kg)
- Available in 6 colors
- For a three year period after purchase: free replacement parts, repair by field technician, or replacement of entire unit.
find @ greenhome.com ($395)
for more info on composting checkout compostguide.com
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Looks nice! Do you leave it on all the time (drawing current) or do you just blog it in when you add new food?
Also, have to ask since I am in NYC, does leaving the food in the device attract any insects while composting takes place?
The composter seems a bit pricey, but hopefully as with many technologies, the price will come down over time…
- Aaron Dalton, 1GreenProduct.com
Hi Aaron,
As posted, it burns about 50cents/month in power. It does have automatic functions in order to aerate and rotate the compost; and it has a “vacation mode” as well.
It’s purported to be odor and bug-free.
Here’s the link for further info.
http://www.naturemill.com/howItWorks.html
What happened to a bunch of 2 x 4’s nailed together to form a box?
1) Much cheaper
2) Use less energy
3) No plastics and thus biodegradable
What a needed and convenient gadget. Unfortunately the price tag is a bit much for those handling difficult issues of their home pocket books. If they could get it down in price it would be the ideal for every home.
Tatiana A. Kostanian-MHONA International
small price to pay for not producing greenhouse gasses in your local landfill, or calling all local skunks, raccoons, and other wild and domestic life to your outdoor compost bin. Plus… think of the money you save not having to buy potting soil!