One Bin
The one-bin composting system is a simple and effective way to turn everyday food scraps and yard waste into healthy compost, right at home! Everything happens in a single container, making it easy for anyone to get started, even if you’re new to composting or short on space. You simply add a mix of “greens,” like fruit and vegetable scraps, and “browns,” like dried leaves or shredded cardboard, then give the pile an occasional stir to keep air flowing. With just a little attention to moisture and balance, your one bin becomes a mini ecosystem that transforms waste into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. It’s a smart, low-maintenance option for households looking to reduce what they send to the landfill while creating something useful for their garden or community.
More about the One-Bin
Recipe
2-1
To create the best multi-use compost we recommend using a 2-to1 ratio of browns to greens. This layering will look like lasagna, for every two layers of high carbon rich organic material, add a layer of nitrogen (green) material.
Cycle
Temperature Phases
As an outdoor composting system, the one-bin system will go through different temperature phases. Mesophilic phase, this is where the compost will start to get warm 70-100°F. During the thermophilic phase the pile's temperature can range between 100 to 155°F, this phases indicates high microbial activity. The mature phase occurs when the pile is cooling down ready to be sieved and used.
Maintence
Turning and Watering
Converting the feed stocks into compost can take 4 to 6 months, during this time you need to water and turn it. During the first month and half, the mile will need constant turning and water. You'll know if the the moisture is just right by doing the squeeze test.
Trouble Shooting
Composting doesn’t always go perfectly, but with a few simple tweaks and easy fixes!
Bad Smells
Smells can occur when there is too much green material, not enough air flow or the bin is too wet.
To solve this try increasing the amount of turning, add more brown material and or reduce the amount of green waste.
The best way to get rid of them is to burry the food completely and reduce the amount of feeding rate and amount.
Pile is too hot or
not heating up.
The lack of heat can be due to to the lack of moisture, green material, or the pile isnt big enought.
If the pile is hotter then 155°F the heat will start killing the good microbes.
Compost is too Dry/Wet
If pile is too dry, it has too much brown material.
If pile is too wet there is too much green material or there is not sufficient air flow.
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