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[ewt]

I want one of these. Um, when I get the space. And, um, I suspect I can make one rather than having it shipped from Cali-bluddy-fornia, really. Need small-ish conventional insulated (or could try to insulate it myself) mesh-bottomed compost bin, and larger barrel to put around it, and glass/pyrex/acrylic/whatever dome (ie inverted bowl) to put on top that just fits over the ouside of the smaller bin. Stick a handle on the dome somewhere for ease of lifting it to stir and so on, put the small compost bin in the big barrel with some soil in the bottom, fill the outsides up with soil (preferably with worms), plant your plants around the edges of the dome, and away you go. The picture has strawberries and flowers but anything would probably be alright as long as it likes rich soil.

Oh, yeah, and some kitchen scraps to compost. Duh.

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[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

Sounds to me like they're trying to keep anything that will break down out of the landfills (where it can't break down). I don't know. I may try to find out more, but my parents live in Oshawa and it may be different there.

You can get the compostable bags in the UK. I've considered I might get some when I start composting - it would be useful to keep a small one in a bucket and then just be able to put that straight into the compost bin, instead of having to clean soemthing out every time. However, I suspect these will be beyond my means.