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- Best tumbling compost bin Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker *Est. $140
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- Kitchen composter Triformis CAN-O-WORMS *Est. $130
- Kitchen compost pail Norpro Ceramic Compost Keeper *Est. $25
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Best tumbling compost bin
- Labor-saving design
- Lockable lid
- Built-in compost tea collector
- Small 7-cubic-foot bin
- Difficult to turn and move base when partially full
Owners give the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker high marks, saying it's a very good tumbling compost bin. Users grip the bin to turn it to create the compost. It is small, at 7 cubic feet, but it's a good size for smaller families and yards. It has a compost tea collector, which collects the nutrient-rich liquid plant food formed during composting. The composter has a lockable lid (to keep animals out), wheels for easy transporting and comes in two colors -- black for colder climates and green for warmer areas. Another composter that needs less manual labor is the Triformis Can-O-Worms (*Est. $130), which uses worms to digest kitchen waste.
Owners at several review websites, including Amazon.com, Epinions.com and Buyzillion.com, are the best source of reviews for the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker. Other lesser-known retailers, such as The-Organic-Gardener.com and WormsWay.com, allow customers to write reviews, and while the editors compare tumbling composters, the models don't seem to have been tested. Another useful source is an article from Mother Earth News with the results of tests performed on seven compost tumblers, including the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker.
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1. Amazon.com
The Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker earns good overall ratings from nearly 20 owners at Amazon.com. Most praise the compost tea collector. Complaints are few, with one user saying it does not seem very durable. Another complaint comes from a user who mentions the compost being a frozen mass in winters and a soggy mess in the spring. Two dislike that the base is not easy to roll the unit on and the compost becomes too hard to turn once half-full.
Review: Envirocycle Composter, Contributors to Amazon.com
2. Epinions.com
Like the owners at Amazon.com, reviewers at Epinions.com generally like the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker, saying the tumbling design makes it easy to make compost and the container is sturdy. A couple users are not happy with the compost tea, saying the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker is very hard to turn when it is a little over half-full.
Review: Envirocycle Rotating Composter, Contributors to Epinions.com
The handful of owners posting at Buyzillion.com agree that the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker is convenient, effective and easy to use. One owner says it takes a little longer to get compost than is advertised, and another would have liked more space, but these concerns appear to be minor for the owners.
Review: Envirocycle Backyard Composter, Green, Contributors to Buyzillion.com
This article offers a helpful description of the seven different styles and brands of compost tumblers tested by the magazine's staff. The testers generally offer pros and cons of the other featured models, but express a clear preference for the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker in the "base rolling drum" category of tumblers because of the hinged door that allows for ease of loading and unloading material.
Review: Compost Tumbler, Brook Elliott, April/May 2003
GardenersNet.com offers information about various compost bins, including the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker. While none of the models seem to have been tested, and none are rated, the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker is said to be one of the most popular composters available because of its "attractiveness, price, ease of use, good barrel size" and the fact that it collects compost tea.
Review: Compost Tumblers, Garden Backyard Composters, Barrels and Bins, Editors of GardenersNet.com
At WormsWay.com, a retailer site, the Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker is one of four compost bins evaluated by owners. The Envirocycle Composter/Composteamaker is reviewed by one owner who gives it a perfect score. This reviewer has used this composter for more than 10 years, and says it is very easy to use even when full.
Review: Enviro-Cycle Composter, Contributors to WormsWay.com
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