Compost Bins Q&amp;A

hi. i have been considering a composter for a while. 2 questions: should i put lawn cuttings in this and do i need to add paper, brown matter as well as food waste. I'll have plenty food waste and grass cuttings but not sure what else i need

Question 2

Rosaleen

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)

Question 3

Eve

How does it heat?

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)

Question 4

Cathy Burke

Hi and thank you for your excellent advice and shop. We are trying to move toward zero waste as a family of 5, inc 3 kids 12 to 7 yrs and cats. We would like to be able to compost cat litter and can source different types of biodegradable litter, e.g. ma...

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi. Due to the pound sterling being more favourable to purchases in Ireland the conversion rate seems to be high on this product. Can you give me a current price on the mini Hot Bin. Thank you

Question 5

M Eacrett

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

The instructions delivered with the wood differs a bit from the ones on the web page. Which ones should I follow?

Question 6

Noel

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi Niall. I'm loving my big pig. I need a wheelbarrow which fits underneath but also robust enough for general purposes. Puma or garden buddy perhaps?

Question 7

Kat Doyle

Answer posted 6 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 8

Patrick Mc Intyre

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

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Question 9

Roy Healy

When will you have this item back in stock

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

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Question 10

Rebecca

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.

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi,We've been using the 125 for a few weeks now and there are quite a few maggots in it. Is there anything we can do about this? also, it doesn't appear to be very hot inside and we are in the middle of a hot spell with the composter in a sunny spot in ...

Question 11

John Lawlor

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi. Would this be suitable on a balcony? To compost for flower pots.

Question 12

Jane Dick

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hotbin Mini Compost Bin (100 ltr)

Question 13

M Daly

Can ivy clippings be put in the hotbin? Would that be suitable as bulking agent. We have a lot of ivy coming in from neighboring garden.

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I have just received my composter. But the center foam divider has gaps all around so the contents from one compartment can seep into the other. This can't be by design?

Question 14

John

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, i’m looking for a composter for a house we’ve just moved into that is coastal. Will all the parts of the JK270 be able to handle the salty air? Thanks, Gemma

Question 15

Gemma

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Want to put composter against block wall. Is the easiest way to do this to attach back panels to posts before installing all against wall ?

Question 16

Mary

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Is there a lid for this composter that I can buy separately?

Question 17

Megan

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Single Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 18

Pauline O' Reilly

Can you compost weeds?

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

When will the Hot in composters be back in stock?

Question 19

Samantha Rodgers

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Is the weekly capacity listed the maximum volume of material that the tumbler can cope with or the volume that comes out as compost? I assume that as it breaks down the volume will reduce quite a bit? I would like to know roughly how much compost I can ex...

Question 20

Hazel

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Your list of materials includes “treated” timber boards/posts. How & with what are they treated? If pressure treated with chemicals, do you have any concern these chemicals will make it to the compost, that will eventually make it to the ...

Question 21

Erin E.

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Double Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 22

Tom

Is the bin suitable for Irish weather e.g. plenty of rain?

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, just wanted to check if this bin would deal with a smallish lawn waste? Maybe about 1/3 of a acre cut approx once a week? As well as a family of four food waste

Question 23

Laura Halligan

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

We keep chickens. What effect will a weekly tray of chucken poo/straw/sawdust have on a mixture which with otherwise be kitchen waste and grass cuttings?

Question 24

rhiannon benson

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

In the kit list it states the posts are 4ft but the compost bins are 4ft which suggests they will not be long enough to go into the ground. Should they not be 6ft? If so this means you would also have to level the ground where the bins are to be located....

Question 25

Amanda

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Is the wood pressure treated? How long on average will it last?

Question 26

Micheal D Looney

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

How do I order the 12ft version, I can only see the 9ft version on the website?

Question 27

Ian

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Could you clarify for us exactly what can go in? Cooked meat and bones I see can but general meal leftovers - pasta, rice, sauces, cream/milk/dairy generally, break/crackers and sweet things like biscuits/sweet cereal etc. getting mixed answers. Sorry if ...

Question 28

Deirdre Dunne

Answer posted 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 29

Clive Lewis

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Regarding the query about the larger composter shown in your youtube video, is that correct that the 12ft version is cheaper than the 9ft version you are offering as standard

Question 30

Danny Farragher

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

How do you empty the product?

Question 31

Michelle Parker

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Any idea when you will have in stock again please?Thank you

Question 32

Josephine Lambkin

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

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Question 33

Ann Weafer

Does the Hotbin need to be in a sunny spot? Will it work less efficiently if it is in the shade? Thanks.

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Hi, we currently burn turf in our wood-burning stove. I know that wood-ash is ok for the garden, but is turf-ash? Not briquettes. If so, can I put it in a composter, or directly on the ground?

Question 34

Ann

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

In New Zealand this costs 325 dollars which is £170. Why is it so expensive in your shop?

Question 35

Stephen Johnson

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

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Question 36

Gerry Mac Ruairc

Hi there AndrewHow long does it take the compost to rot so that it can be used Going for a two compartment type system typically how long would it need to spend in both Many thanks Gerry

Answer posted 6 years ago 1 answer

Double Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 37

Josephine Lambkin

When will you restock please?

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer

Compost Bins > Wormery Composters > The Incredible Hungry Bin Worm Composter

Question 38

Sue

how long does the styrofoam last - doesn't appear to be a very robust material for this?

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, do you do 5ft double bay units? Thanks. Regards,Seán

Question 39

Seán Byrne

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer

Single Bay Easy Access Timber Composter

Question 40

Alan Shuttleworth

I loaded my Big Pig with grass cuttings, leaves and kitchen waste and after one day the temperature was coming up nicely. I rotated the unit every day for about 3 days and it got hotter and hotter. I then had to go away for a week but when I came back the...

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer

Another question on pesky rats and food waste!Other compost bins have no bottom so as to allow worms work their way up thru the soil...On this type, is the bottom sealed also or could a rat burrw up?

Question 41

Michael

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer

Does the Big Pig need to be place in a sunny location?

Question 42

Marcella

Answer posted 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 43

Frances Darcy

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer

Hi, I have had a hotbin since early in the summer and it us great. I recently had my first load of compost out if it. On some occasions the temp got up to over 70°c. My question is: I have a lot of unused bird food, seeds, peanuts etc. I stopped feedi...

Question 44

David Maxwell

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer

We are a family of 5: 2 adults 3 children would small pig be big enough. Also we live in a very windy place is frame sturdy?

Question 45

Carmel

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer

How do you empty the compost out of the bin for use?

Question 46

Olivia

Answer posted 7 years ago 1 answer