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Reasons to Consider Owning an Odor Free Compost Pail

Composting makes one consider at least 2 things”one bad & one good. First the good thing: you have found a proactive way to go green. The bad part, however, is that composting can be smelly and tiresome. Why not use a odor-free compost pail that stays tucked away — and out of sight — in your kitchen?

What Are The Benefits of Composting?

I feel passionate about the practice of composting. After hearing a couple of people talk about composting, I read several articles and become educated”or at least semi-educated, because there is a lot to learn! My passion grew from learning how essential it is for me to play a part in conservation. And you do not have to be an expert gardener to compost your food scraps. Even if you compost only on a small scale, your contribution still matters. It’s still important. Over 65% of household waste can be composted, but Americans compost only about 8% percent of their garbage! Which is unfortunate.

Don’t be Mean, Go Green!

When my husband began composting yard clippings and other matter found in our backyard, I decided to add my organic kitchen waste. Its a good way to recycle rinds, peels, and clippings from any fruit and vegetables that you normally would toss away. You can also compost your coffee grounds, tea bags, paper towels, and egg shells, all of which are bad for your garbage disposal.

Initially I used a simple waste pail, but it unfortunately drew fruit flies. If youve ever been bombarded by a mean horde of fruit flies, you know how impossible it is to get rid of them! The pail also smelled really bad. It hit me full force one day when I returned home from the beach. As soon as I walked in the door I realized the smell of my kitchen compost pail pervaded my entire first floor, and it was just plain nasty.

Composting Without Odor

Fortunately there are products out there to help you stay green without the mess and odor. You can buy odorless compost pails that will sit on your countertop or mount inside the door of a kitchen cabinet. Most of them are manufactured from a recycled plastic or polyethylene material. You can also buy them in stainless steel or ceramic.

When they are made for the kitchen, compost pails usually are ten to twelve inches high. Your choice is dependent on whether you want to your pail to be seen. All of them can be cleaned easily, and the ceramic pails can go through the dishwasher. What keeps the odor in check is a filter that fits in the lid. Provided you keep the lid on, you’ll not sense an odor, and you won’t have fruit flies! All of the models I looked at purchasing came with handles; I easily carry my pail outside and add the contents to my man’s compost bin about once every week.

Know THE Difference

Do you know the difference between “biodegradable” and “compostable”? It is important. Biodegradable materials break down completely — no matter how long it takes — into carbon dioxide and matter that can be recycled as an energy resource. Composting, nonetheless, is a step along the way in biodegrading. Compost is a mixture of decaying materials broken down by bacteria (that can be used as fertilizer), erosion control material, neutralizers of contaminated soil, weed control in mulch. Among other purposes. It replenishes minerals stripped from soil by erosion or over-farming.

Your Tools Make the Difference

Its important to learn about composting, but its also important to find the tools to make it easy if you want to stick with it. I know I wouldnt give up my odorless compost pail. The initial investment”youll spend twenty to forty bucks, depending on the style you like”is well worth your contribution to the environment! And youll be passing on good habits and knowledge to your children, the future caretakers of our world.