Can you compost in an apartment

Some people who live in apartments still do want a garden aka, a patio or hanging garden, or maybe they just want to lower their trash footprint. You can grind food up in a disposal but that doesn’t really put your old leftovers and other compost-worthy materials to good use. Not like say, a kitchen composter.

Kitchen composters have really evolved in the last few years. I remember seeing only those ceramic bins for composting and while it is composting, it just seemed like it maybe would smell a little icky and perhaps it might need to be emptied more (those bins are small). Now though you can own a full on kitchen composter, get some of that trash out of the trash bin, and make some healthy organic soil while you’re at it.

One composter I’ve been in interested in for a while is the NatureMills Plus Composter. (shown above). This composter comes in a few styles but I like the new XE which has an energy save mode which reduces the energy consumption by 75%.

Other benefits of the NatureMills XE include…

• Auto mixes.
• Continuous air flow and a carbon filter for removing trash odors.
• Fits under a cupboard or not – your choice.
• Can be transferred to outdoor use if you like and used in cold weather, rain, or snow.
• Up to 120 lbs of food per month can be added and processed continually.
• New usable compost is ready in two weeks time.
• This model, like all NatureMill models can handle pet waste, kitty litter, and cage beddings.
• Filter only needs to be replaced every 5-7 years

This is the kitchen composter I like, but there are other kitchen composters available – some similar, some not, but we’ll see them later.

Visit NatureMills to learn more.