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Spinning Composter Gardening Environmentally Friendly |  | Brand: Gaiam
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $149.00
as of 9/3/2010 17:59 CDT details
New (2) from $149.00
Seller: Growandmake
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 114225
MPN: 14-0020
UPC: 841348001089
EAN: 0841348001089
ASIN: B0009L8JBW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Produces up to 85 pounds of rich, fertile compost in as little as 30 days without odors | | • | Compact enough to store on a balcony or patio, our Spinning Composter is the ideal choice for urban settings | | • | Manufactured of 50% post-consumer recycled plastic | | • | Removable base collects water dripping from the compost pile to provide a nutritious byproduct for gardens and plants | | • | Arrives assembled |
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Product Description
Whether they're rooftop dwellers or nestled under a bedroom balcony, your Roma tomatoes and burrito-bound jalapenos will thrive with healthy compost. You will create less scraps for the landfill, too.Our urban-savvy Spinning Composter is made of 50% post-consumer recycled plastic and it produces up to 85 pounds of odorless, fertile compost in about a month. Removable base collects water drippings - a nutritious byproduct. Eight built-in rollers spin to mix in oxygen and speed decomposition. Secure latching door is hinged for filling, detaches for emptying. Arrives assembled.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 6
 I LOVE THIS COMPOSTER January 31, 2010
Cynthia Rose (Southerm California)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I looked long and hard for a composter. One of my personal restrictions was size as I have a very small area in which to make my compost and it is on cement, not dirt. - I live in a condo
Note that in my research I was also looking for one for work that did not have the size restrictions. We since have acquired (gifted) another larger unit we also use at work but the Envirocycle remains in full production along side that one.
After the looking and looking for a period of about a year I found and and bought the Envirocycle for myself at home and one for my work place. Let me say I couldn't be more pleased. It takes up so little space yet produces BEAUTIFUL compost in short order- just as it promised. I use mine for kitchen scraps as well as plant waste. All brake down nicely and only some of the larger items are sifted out and need longer to make a mature compost. I do live in Southern California so extreme cold is not a problem, however in my internet searches of blogs etc. I have seen quite a few of these in pretty cold climates. They either use them in covered areas, a garage or basements in the winter. This unit is very easy to move - even when full. All you need to do is roll it off it's base then on to it's destination. There were other insulating methods used but since I didn't need that I did read further.
This composter also has the SUPER COOL added benefit of collecting compost tea which for any gardener is a MAJOR BONUS. This was one factor that contributed a great deal in my decision to buy this product. Another reviewer had theirs leak - unfortunate. (wonder if the cap was on tight enough?) I have not had (or read about) any problems with leakage, which is not to say it doesn't happen. - I'm just saying, I know of, or own 6 of these units and I have read post of countless others- I remember no leaking mentioned. Now not everyone collects the tea (although I can't comprehend why one wouldn't) - if you don't want to collect the tea you simply leave the plugs (that come installed) in the unit. This keeps the bottom of the unit sealed. Done! no tea- no leaking. One thing I did do after the first year or so is elevate the unit on some cinder blocks. I found that by doing this I can harvest the tea more easily and there is no need to remove the drum to pour the content of the reservoir. As an added bonus it's easier to turn a little higher. I should also say that these bins are easy to turn or "tumble" even when fully loaded. Really good design. My only complaint was the opening for the compost tea is inset- not good for getting out all the tea as it is not lowest spot for the liquid to collect. I see on their newest version that has been changed. For me that would not be not a deal breaker though-
See my composters here: [...]
I now have 2 of these and as I said really couldn't be happier. You can buy two of these units for less than most any other 2 compartment tumblers. These are made of Recycled Plastic, for me another bonus!!, and thy are recyclable at the end of their life span.
I've had my first Envirocycle Tumbler for at least 2 years now and it shows very little wear or signs of aging. The one we have at work does show some signs of aging but it has been left in full sun all day, everyday - all year (not the best idea).
Additionally, I later found information on this company and have since had dealings with them and they are REALLY, REALLY GREAT. The drum for my second unit that I purchased was warped. I didn't even notice until I filled it and tried to turn it. By that time I'd had the unit for 4 or 5 months (or more) as I was re-doing the garden are and had not set it up yet. I contacted the company (through the seller)and they replace the faulty drum immediately- no questions asked. I did not have to go through hoops or return the old one. They just sent me a new drum at no cost to me. The only thing they asked of me was to recycle the old drum- I now use the old drum to store compost as I empty my units if I don't need it right away so I can free them up to start a new batches! They seem to truly believe in doing good for the planet. You can check them out at [...]
I recommend this product to anyone who composts or wants to start- seasoned or newbies
That's not garbage that's food for my plants!
Thank you Envirocycle!
 It works eventually November 21, 2006
George Richardson (Austin, TX USA)
104 out of 105 found this review helpful
I bought one of these three years ago and a second one two years ago. I have turned out approx. 100 lbs of compost from kitchen scraps in three years. Pretty expensive fertilizer, but good karma. The bins that catch the liquids hold a couple of gallons and it makes 20 or 30 gallons of really dark tea, the plants go wild. These units get pretty hard to turn when they are full and if your mix gets too wet it will roll the compost into compacted balls of all sizes that will need to be broken up by hand.
Until I got the second one the problem I had was that I was always adding more so it never could cook out and finish composting. Even after I had two it was hard to keep somebody from throwing fresh garbage into the bin that was almost ready. They are virtually indestructible and both of mine are still like new.
 Not worth your money 2 February 13, 2009
Karen (Chicago, IL)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
The concept is ok, but like the 4 star (huh?) review says, you need 2 of them to do it with out running into mixing fresh garbage into compost which you can never get to use without throwing fresh garbage into your garden. If they sold buy one, get one half off it might be worth it, but I would recommend one that works from the top down or just two cheap containers Garden Composter - Made from 100% Recycled Plastic
Too Messy December 5, 2009
V. Kale
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We've had this compost bin for a couple of years and I really dislike it. I can't roll it without getting compost juice all over my hands. Plus Black Widows like to live in the bottom of it, so if I don't touch it for a week or more, they will definitely come out when I roll it. Gloves are a must. I much prefer our other compost bin, which is a standard square black plastic bin. I can use a pitch fork to mix everything together without gloves and black widows. I find the rolling bin difficult to empty as well, it is awkward to roll across the yard and the smaller opening doesn't allow for a shovel to fit in easily or for the contents to come out easily simply by rolling it. Again I prefer to load up the wheel barrow from the square composter. The compost juice in the bottom is nice, but I won't touch it because of the Black widows...so my husband empties it. But as far as I can tell the compost comes out fine in both types.
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY April 13, 2010
Stephanie Belknap
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We bought two as recommended. The material never breaks down and it is virtually impossible to spin. Please save your money this product will only fustrate you.
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