http://inhabitat.com/sleek-new-composting-pail-keeps-your-kitchen-odor-free/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/sleek-new-composting-pail-keeps-your-kitchen-odor-free/comment-page-1/#comment-395747 ellajane Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:46:02 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=155396#comment-395747 I'm very interested in this compost pail. It's frustrating to have multiple <a href="http://trashcansunlimited.com" rel="nofollow">garbage cans</a> filled with compost and other garbage. Thanks EcoEarthManor for your comment, I'm almost positive I want to purchase an airtight compost pail. Thanks again for the information! I’m very interested in this compost pail. It’s frustrating to have multiple garbage cans filled with compost and other garbage. Thanks EcoEarthManor for your comment, I’m almost positive I want to purchase an airtight compost pail. Thanks again for the information!

]]> http://inhabitat.com/sleek-new-composting-pail-keeps-your-kitchen-odor-free/comment-page-1/#comment-271071 EcoEarthManor Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:52:56 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=155396#comment-271071 We've been using a simple, small covered paid for several years now and have never had the odor of rotting food. Perhaps the pail is small enough that we empty it often enough that that is not a problem. We also always rinse it out after each emptying. We also never put table scraps in that contain meat, which will rot very quickly. If the temperature in the kitchen is too high, this may also lead to rotting. Another possible solution is to use a bokashi mixture in the pail that promotes decomposition (NOT rotting) and also minimizes odors. Then when it gets in the compost pile, the micro-organisms in the bokashi help the whole composing process further. We’ve been using a simple, small covered paid for several years now and have never had the odor of rotting food. Perhaps the pail is small enough that we empty it often enough that that is not a problem. We also always rinse it out after each emptying.
We also never put table scraps in that contain meat, which will rot very quickly.
If the temperature in the kitchen is too high, this may also lead to rotting.
Another possible solution is to use a bokashi mixture in the pail that promotes decomposition (NOT rotting) and also minimizes odors. Then when it gets in the compost pile, the micro-organisms in the bokashi help the whole composing process further.

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