Basic Equipment
Enclosed Bins
For small‐scale composting, enclosed bins are an option. They can be purchased from home and garden centers or inexpensively built from a large garbage can. Simply drill 2‐cm aeration holes in rows at roughly 15‐cm intervals around the can. Fill the cans with a mixture of high‐carbon and high‐nitrogen materials.
Stir the contents occasionally to avoid anaerobic pockets and to speed up the composting process. Although no type of bin is rodent‐proof, enclosed bins do help to deter rodents and are popular for food scrap composting.
