Composter/Composter Tea Maker Spins and Tumbles

by Envirocycle Systems

Product Features

• Collects household kitchen and yard waste.
• Can Hold 50-70 pounds of matter.
• Rotation of drum on 8 wheels makes turning compost easy.
• Base collects compost tea draining from decay of organic materials.
• Drum separates easily to roll full compost near garden.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 30 x 21 x 27 inches ; 24 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 24 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FCNH76
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,069 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #57 in Home & Kitchen > Patio, Lawn & Garden > Plants & Planting > Outdoor Carts & Bins > Composting Bins

Product Description

Rolling Composter and Composteamaker Spinner for organic kitchen scraps and yard waste. This excellent compost bin solves the issue of keeping your compost turned. Throw away your pitchfork, because now you can turn your compost simply by spinning the drum. Even better, the base of the composter collects liquid, so you can produce 5 gallons of compost tea with no additional effort! Compost tea is full of nutrients, and a great way to perk up everything from vegetables to flowers to houseplants. You can also configure the base to just drain the liquid into the ground if you prefer. When you are ready to remove finished compost to spread it on your lawn or garden, you can simply roll the tumbler to the area where you want the compost, open the door, and remove the compost from the compost bin. To remove compost tea from the base, you simply roll the compost tumbler away, and then pick up the base and open the drain to pour your compost tea into a bucket, or directly onto your garden or houseplants. The base has eight rollers so you can easily spin the tumbler. The composter takes about four to six weeks to create ready-to-use compost under normal conditions, or just two to three weeks in ideal conditions. It can easily handle the amount of organic waste suitable for composting generated by an average family. The composter can produce 450 to 900 pounds of compost per year, and has a volume of 7 cubic feet. Yard waste makes up 25 to 50 percent of all municipal waste! Don't throw away material that will help you make the richest, most fertile soil available. Dimensions The height of the composter is 29 3/4 inches, length is 26 1/2 inches, and depth 21 inches. Capacity: Holds 7 cubic feet of materials -- approximately 53 gallons. The compost bin has a shipping weight of 24 pounds and comes in a carton that is L 26" x W20.5" x D 31.5". The tumbler is even made of recycled plastic and is made from 100% food grade plastic.

Customer Reviews

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186 of 191 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Problems Yet, March 16, 2008

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FNU MNU LNU (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Composter/Composter Tea Maker Spins and Tumbles (Kitchen)

I bought the Envirocycle Composter a few weeks ago after extensive web research. I wanted a self-rotating composter as my major concern was the possiblity of rodents, flys and other pests. I simply did not want to hand-turn a compost pile.

The Envirocycle Composter is not as durable as I would have expected. I think the plastic is on the thin side, and I'm convinced the door latch will break some day. The product does come with a decent warranty, which you can register online at www.envirocyclesystems.com. You can also read more about the product at that website. The cylinder drum and door are covered for five years; the base is covered for two years; and the wheels, axles, and caps for one year.

Right now, my Envirocycle is about 1/4 full with an equal mix of brown yard waste and green kitchen waste. I have it sitting outside on a concrete slab in a dog pen (to deter curious racoons). It is still winter here in St. Louis. So far, I do not notice any odor and I have not had any tampering from neighborhood animals. I don't think I'm anywhere near having compost. I am amazed to see how much kitchen waste we generate now that it is not going into the garbage. I feel good about keeping it out of a landfill.

I do have a handy trick for gathering kitchen waste. Rather than use a countertop container, I keep an ordinary plastic container in the freezer. This keeps odors down and eliminates the need to purchase a special container with charcoal filters. Freezing actually aids the decomposition process. If you want to batch compost, you can accumulate a large quantity of kitchen waste in a deep freezer.

I'll update this review periodically to fill readers in on the progress of the composting process.

76 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Composter, July 31, 2008

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P. Schaum "prussblue" (St. Louis area, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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I probably would agree most with the review by "FNU MNU ..." I have had this model / brand for at least two years and have had no significant problems with it. I use composting products with it as I did in other parts of the country previous to now. I have never had an "odor" problem with it as described by another reviewer. You have to rotate it and not just leave it sit there and follow guidelines for optimal moisture content. That may be the reason for some complaints I read. If you do have a problem with clumping, I find that just opening the lid and poking about a bit with a metal rod or garden tool with handle soon resolves the issue. I find that cleaning the base helps and you can use mineral oil (non-toxic - see FDA if you don't believe me) in small quantity on the metal portions of the rollers to facilitate rotating. Regarding the complaint that it takes two to turn it, that may be due to over filling and too much water content. I find that by following the guidelines for use and a little preventative maintenance makes for a product that is productive for the price compared to others. I also make use of the "fertilizer tea (liquid)" that drains into the bottom. Just unscrew the cap and tilt slightly into an old plastic bottle (I use small drink plastic bottles). I periodically make bushes, etc. happy with this free "fertilizer tea" that is a product of composting. If you don't want to tilt the bottom which requires removing the drum from the base, you can always use some plastic tubing to siphon the "tea" into the bottles. You just stick the tubing into the opening and with the help of a used plastic basting syringe(ask the wife for an old one so that it doesn't find its way back into the kitchen but stays in the shed with your garden tools [you still should rinse it and the tubing with the garden hose between uses] you create a vacuum in the tubing which will start the fluid to drain into the tubing. The collection will work best and most quickly with the bottles below the level of the siphon tube (but, it will work as the vacuum created will siphon if the bottles are not too high above the level of the base -- see principles of siphoning). The fore going has been my experience with an Envirocycle Compost Maker (but mine is forest green and not black).

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well made, solid, clean, bug and rodent resistant., March 29, 2008

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Chris in Issaquah (Issaquah, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Composter/Composter Tea Maker Spins and Tumbles (Kitchen)

In a prior home we had a larger compost bin which had problems with bugs and rodents getting into the compost, and run-off from the compost sliming the patio.

The Envirocycle solves those problems with its enclosed design, which has no access for rodents, and limited access for bugs. The fluid trap below is perfect for catching the liquid which drains from the compost.

This is a very solid product which will last for a long time. The rollers are very solid, designed to support a considerable load of compost. The door, which is removable, is also very solid and should handle the expected banging.

We have a smaller house and the compost bin is more visible. The Envirocycle looks much better. Most people will have no idea that it is a composter.

Update: May 2011 - Still going strong.