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Comment by Green Edge NYC on May 13, 2010 at 4:39pm

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Comment by Patricia Curry on December 5, 2009 at 3:13pm

The Lower East Side Eco Center also has an excellent pamphlet that explains all (available on their website as well). It tells the proportions of wet/dry (e.g. leaves&newspapers to food scraps) for the best mix. You shouldn't have any smell at all! If you do, the guide explains how to make it go away!

Comment by Matt Vandenhengel on December 5, 2009 at 12:12am

Hi Nicole, I see that this is a somewhat outdated post so you may very well have solved your composting bin dilemma by now but I figured it wouldn't hurt to respond. I'm a lazy composter and just have a pile in the yard. I don't bother to turn my compost and just let nature do her thing, in her own sweet time. Occasionally some cute, furry animal will rummage through and help aerate things a bit but, for the most part, it just takes time. I use compost after 2 years, give or take, and I only use it as a nutrient rich mulch, thereby allowing even more time to go by as it dries out and is slowly reintroduced back in to the soil. I'm sure that this is considered a horribly wrong/immoral/illegal way of composting by some people but it seems to be working well for me and requires almost no effort other than keeping a container (plastic salad bowl w/ cover) in my fridge during the winter months for compost (I only take that to the garden about once a week in the winter). And the worms all seem to find their way to my compost pile without any help on my part. :) Odors don't seem to be a major issue but I am a little picky about what I put in and if it seems like it may be a malodorous item, I take the time and effort of burying it a few inches down. If you're looking to compost in a bin in your apartment, friends of mine were successful with a plastic under-the-bed storage box (Not the gigantic one or you'll never be able to lift the darned thing when it's full) but in that case, odors were a minor issue as it wasn't a big apartment and holes had to be drilled in the box for air, but even then it was a more anaerobic environment than my lazy composter pile and that contributed to the smell. Anyway, hope this info is of use to someone. :)

Comment by Carolyn Gilles on April 28, 2009 at 4:28pm

Talk to the guys at Lower East Side Ecology Center. They have "worm condos" for sale with worms!

Comment by NyNickiGreen on April 28, 2009 at 9:48am

hey guys! I am looking to buy a compost bin for my garden space. I live in brooklyn, and want to make sure that whatever i get keeps rodents away and doesn't stink up my neighbors garden too much. Does anyone have a suggestion for a really great compost?