Compost Bins Q&amp;A

if i keep adding to the bin how do i have access to the final product( the compost). do I stop using the bin when full and leave for a few weeks. I so do i need two bins so that i can continually dispose of my kitchen waste.

Question 5

Niamh

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

interested in this for composting household waste, 3 adults in the house, would you think the small one would be suitable for us

Question 6

jackie smyth

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Will the worms survive in a hot bin composter? I have a tumbler bin but also plan to buy a hot bin composter.

Question 7

Paul

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

500G - 2KG Composting Worms

Question 8

Guest

Size of bin

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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Question 9

Guest

How much is a 3 bay composter?

Asked 1 year ago 1 answer

Double Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 10

Michelle Hall

can I add cardboard in my composter as well as cooked and raw food?

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Rapid Hot Composters > Joraform Compost Tumbler JK400

Question 11

Guest

Please can you tell me the dimensions? And when it will be back in stock please?

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

Treble Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 12

jeremy wylie

Is the timber treated? If so how/with what?How long do you think the timber will last?Jeremy Wylie

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Treble Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 13

Guest

when fully assembled and facing you, is the spinning handle to the left or right?

Asked 3 years ago 1 answer

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Question 14

Paudie

Can meat and cooked food be added to this composter?

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Will the composter provide a breeding environment for maggots?? I have found this is a problem with our brown bin, particularly during warmer weather. I hate the thought of opening the composter and find maggots on the inside of the lid!!

Question 15

Barbara Lyons

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Is there a requirement for it to be situated in a sunny spot? How is it mounted to a wall, if the stand is not used? Thanks in advance.

Question 16

Rebecca

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, if you had to pick between the hotbin and the little pig in terms of performance and quality of compost produced, which composter would you choose? I want to compost all food waste (cooked and raw) as well as garden waste, and my garden is large. Idea...

Question 17

Amy Judge

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 18

Pauline O' Reilly

Can you compost weeds?

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

1) I use the composting collection bags at pressent in my cade will i still be able to use them will they compost in the tumbler to. 2) Would I be able to use the sawdust / wood chips sold in a pet store for animal bedding.3) Would this tumbeler be to...

Question 19

Clive Lewis

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

How do you empty the product?

Question 20

Michelle Parker

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Our juraform was steaming but after few days went cool again. This happened x3. I have now started on 2nd drum but contents of 1st drum has formed like golf-balls and is cool.Is this OK and will the balls degrade.

Question 21

Frances Darcy

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Does the bin need to be in a sunny position to generate the heat? And will it function well if much of the kitchen waste is fruit peeling such as banana and orange skins?

Question 22

Mary

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

We are thinking of buying the Joraform. We have small garden, and so not much garden waste at times. Would partly-composted material from our dalek-style bin be a fair substitude?

Question 23

Frances Darcy

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi,I think I should apologise to you for my earlier inaccurate accusations!! It seems that there was or is a JK125 which is much lower to the ground but there also seems to be a version of the JK125 that does have room for a wheelbarrow beneath it????My s...

Question 24

Ann Sanders

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

When removing the compost from the bottom of the bin, does the flap open out just on the level, or can it open out lower than that, or can it be removed? The area where I propose placing it has a step and I could place the bin next to the step. If the fla...

Question 25

Judith Langfield

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Composter - Hot Compost Bin 200 Litres

Question 26

Moira Lonergan

I am finding the use of 'little pig' somewhat difficult. We are a two person household so the amount of household waste is small. I supplement this with some garden waste, brown and white paper, cardboard from centre of toilet rolls, egg cartons, egg shel...

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Is this composter suitable for composting general garden waste?

Question 27

Moira Lonergan

Asked 8 years ago 1 answer

Your photograph of this device shows it free standing on a metal support, but in the text you say it bolts to the side of the house, which would not be suitable for me as I would need it to be free standing. Which is correct?

Question 28

Chris O'Dell

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Can I put all cooked scraps into it or are there some items that should not added? Catriona

Question 29

Catriona Murphy

Asked 9 years ago 1 answer

Hi guys, just watched the video. What gets added in with the food waste?

Question 30

Helen McCarthy

Asked 10 years ago 1 answer

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Question 31

Emma Bourne

Chicken and horse manure

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Question 32

Evelynn Fitzgerald

Hi, can cooked food/leftovers be added to the Hungry Bin?

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

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Question 33

Sandra

Hi, we (my husband and I) have very little food waste (afew chicken bones, bit of fish skin once a week) but plenty of veg trimmings and fruit peelings, paper, cardboard. Will the mini hotbin work for us?

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hello Quickcrop, I'm thinking of getting a small Hotbin but I'm wondering is it difficult to access the leachate with the tap being so low down? If it was a choice between the small Hotbin and the Joraform "Little Pig" would you have a recommend...

Question 34

Virginia Chipperfield

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hi, Have been mulling over buying the big pig for a couple of years. Do you absolutely need wood pellets/saw dust? I would have a ton of cardboard coming through the house (4 kids). Also I my neighbour has a massive oak tree in his garden, each year I ...

Question 35

Paul Whelan

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi how many litres of compost does it produce every 6 weeks?

Question 36

Teresa Corcoran

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

We want to buy one of these... but we are unsure wether to go for the Little Pig or Big Pig? We are a vegetarian family of 4. We have a garden compost area in the garden and also a grass cutting compost so we dont necessarily need to put this waist in the...

Question 37

Martha

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I was filling he composter for the last 4 weeks and it was nice and hot, mixing veg, grass and shredded paper a good mixture of eac. It now however seems to have cooled off, I've spotted maggots' in there, is there something I can do to re-start the p...

Question 38

Dan

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi I am looking to buy a Composter but I am not sure of which size would suit me capacity wise When I mean capacity I don’t mean outport I mean the capacity of storage in terms of being put in. So to clarify my question if I have a garden and I...

Question 39

Patrick Mc Intyre

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

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Question 40

rachel

Hello, I've just ordered one of these from you and I'm now looking at preparing where it's going to go. Does it need to go on really firm level ground? I'm hoping to just level out the soil at the side of my shed but I wonder if having uneven ground under...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall, I have a small yard with no grass just a few plants. Would the Hotbin work for us (2 people) if we don't have grass cuttings? I was also looking at the hungry bin but liked the idea of the composting speed of the hot bin.

Question 41

Suzanne Rushe

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

I have a normal composter and would like to go to a Hotbin, can I put the stuff already in the composter into the hotbin?

Question 42

Deb Sitton

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

Is it OK to only use the same sources of brown material all the time, for me that would mainly be straw & shredded cardboard. Occasionally I would also have sawdust from freshly cut timber. Would those sources of brown material be OK or are the wood p...

Question 43

Eddie Joyce

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

I heard the tiger worms were best for composting

Question 44

Joan

Asked 6 years ago 1 answer

500G - 2KG Composting Worms

Question 45

Stephen Pill

Another size question: while I've seen your answers to those asking about 2 people households, we, while only 2, have 2 full size allotments and currently run 14 dalek compost-bins, filling 3-4 at a time while the others (full) rot down. Produce goes to m...

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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Question 46

Angela Cummins

I lost the clip to close one section of my my big pig it was the older model I am lost without it . Many Thanks if you have one

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Hello,What are the weight and measurements of the shipping package for the JK 400? I want to see if it can be checked in on an air flight.

Question 47

David Bruns

Asked 4 years ago 1 answer

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Question 48

Barbara Murray

Do you supply worms with the Hungry Bin?

Asked 7 years ago 1 answer

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Question 49

Michael Crowther

Does the jk270 compost egg shells and if so how long do they take to break down.

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer

Have chickens for which I use wood shaving for bedding. Can this be used as brown waste? Will I compost quickly?

Question 50

Liam FANNING

Asked 5 years ago 1 answer