No Smell Compost Bin

Compost should smell like dirt and if it does not there is something wrong and your compost pile is not properly heating up and breaking down the organic material.

No smell compost bin. This is a dream compost bin. A properly balanced compost pile should not smell bad. Here s an alternative that s easy clean. How and why i started an odorless bin at home new york city has suspended its composting program because of the coronavirus.

Read on for easy step by step instructions to set up your very own indoor apartment friendly compost system without the smell. Light weight and pleasing to look at. And it has zero smell. You don t need an exact mixture but having a compost of only browns or only greens will not promote decomposition.

A working compost should not smell. Greens browns soil water and air. If your compost has an odor and attracts flies make sure you have a good mix of browns and greens and always cover fresh material with existing compost. Instead air flow and break down keeps it transforming into soil instead.

No wonder it got a design award we ve been using it for three months and i have never had any smell come from it. Adding items to the compost bin that certainly shouldn t be there or adding the wrong balance of organic materials will create an unpleasant odor that could make indoor composting impossible. So great to pop on the counter when prepping a meal. The compost by my couch.

Pops open so easy. There is one exception to this rule and that is if you are composting manure in your compost pile. This will commonly smell until the manure breaks down.