Eco Friendly Home Furniture Design Ideas

Composting is a fabulous thing to do, and is finally becoming a trendy urban thing to do, with major cities now introducing composting programs for people that may not have a backyard.

So what can you compost? Tons of things - from garden lawn clippings, to raked leaves, to organic kitchen waste like vegetable peelings and coffee grinds. You can even compost shredded paper and toenail clippings.

Of course, there are quite a few things that CANNOT be composted, and throwing these things in the compost pile can be a deadly hazard:

Don’t compost any dead plants that have died from being infected by a disease or infested by insects. Diseased plants can spread the disease to your entire compost pile, and make for a big pile of unhealthy garbage.

Don’t compost meat or bones or anything that might attract vermin or maggots while its composting. Your compost pile could quickly turn into the next secret of Nimh.

Animal waste is a no-no for compost piles, and that includes the human animal. Dirty diapers are not for the compost pile, and neither are the contents of your cat’s litter box.

Finally, be very wary when composting weeds you have pulled from your garden. Morning glory/bindweed, sheep sorrel, ivy, several kinds of grasses, and some other plants can re-grow from their roots and/or stems in your compost pile.

With the EnviroCycle drum/turning bins compost may be finished in 4 - 6 weeks in a rotating drum composter! Easier to handle and easier to turn the drum for effortless rotation. Turning is simple. You need no mixing tools. To dump compost directly onto your soil or garden just latch the door and roll the drum off the base and into your garden. Remove the door so you can dump the compost right where you want it.. Approximate 120 to 156 degrees interior temperature. This home composter is perfect for garden lawn and kitchen refuse.

The Indoor Kitchen Composter is the indoor home composting system you need to to recycle kitchen waste into organic soil fertilizer. The most effective method of fermenting is through fermentation without oxygen. This process prepares the food scraps for compost readiness in less than half the time of conventional composting methods. You can place the Indoor Kitchen Composter under your sink or in a closet and it does not create terrible odors. This is the perfect composter for people in apartments as well.

The Mantis ComposT-Twin Garden Compost Bins hold up to 25 cubic feet of raw material in each chamber. Home composting is made easy! You simply dd your compost materials to one of the chambers, turn the padded handle to spin the drum and within weeks you’ll have rich and vital fertilizer for your garden and yard. The bins are fully enclosed and elevated to keep rodents, pets and other wildlife out.

The NatureMill home composter provides an endless supply of organic compost. You just plug it in, drop in your waste, and let the automatic composter go to work. An upper chamber mixes, heats, and aerates. Compost is then transferred to the lower chamber to be removed so you can continually toss in your waste. Use it for vegetables, coffee grounds, tea bags, paper, and even dairy, meat or fish. The energy efficient motor uses only 10 watts of power.

This Automatic Composter is easy to use, there is no smell, no mess, and no need to build new landfills. This Automatic Composter provides an endless supply of organic compost. All you have to do is plug it in and drop in your waste and let the automatic composter go to work. Use it for vegetables, coffee grounds, tea bags, paper, and even dairy, meat or fish. Also comes with an energy efficient motor.

Start with a layer of leaves, grass clippings and kitchen waste (banana peels, eggshells, withered lettuce, fruit cores, coffee grounds, etc.) Keep adding materials until you have a six-inch layer, then cover it with three to six inches of soil, manure, or finished compost.

Alternate layers of organic matter and layers of soil or manure until the pile is about three feet tall. A pile that is three feet tall by three feet square will generate enough heat during decomposition to sterilize the compost. This makes it useful as a potting soil, topdressing for lawns, or soil-improving additive.

Keep the pile in a shaded area to keep it from drying out. Make an indentation in the top to hold water and sprinkle with a garden hose when it appears dry. Keep it moist, but not wet. When your compost is ready, it can be mixed into the soil before planting or applied to the surface of the soil as a mulch.

Looking to start composting? The Black Barrel Compost Tumbler has a patented central aeration system that speeds up the composting by maintaining constant airflow and aerobic conditions. Designed for ease of use, the low-maintenance Black Barrel Compost Tumbler is simple to move into place. As the seasons change, the unit may be moved about the yard, to maximize heat absorption by the sun. Built to be off the ground, this fully enclosed system keeps away pets and wildlife.

This compost bin features beautiful Western Red Cedar and galvanized hardware, which allows it to blend in perfectly with the envrionment by allowing air and moisture to freely circulate. This bin comes with three pre-assembled sides that attach. Slats then slide in place, which makes the fourth side allowing for simple compost removal. Air and moisture circulates freely throughout pile strata. Western red cedar resists the elements and the galvanized hardware lasts for years. This is a gorgeous and eco-friendly compost bin.

The vinyl coated welded wire mesh base plate of the Earthsaver Compost Bin is made of welded wire for aeration and drainage. The base is available to provide resistance to rodents and is required by some municipalities. This compost bin has a self-watering feature allowing just enough rainfall to enter through the lid to keep pile moist. The Earthsaver home compost bin has natural insulating properties using structural foam molding, which extends your composting season in the colder climate zones.