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SoilSavers Compost Bin saves money by reducing landfill cost, hauling cost and curbside pickup and can recycle up to 30% of your household waste. It produces rich organic soil for healthier plants and gardens. Now you can do your part to not only help the environment, but also your family with the SoilSaver.
Soil produced is natures' own fertilizer & soil conditioner
Includes free composting guide "A Sense of Humus"
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128 of 128 people found the following review helpful
I'm cooking up my second batch of compost with this great bin.
Pros:
* Can be used for hot (active maintain) or cold (dump stuff in and forget about it) composting.
* Fully enclosed.
* Has a locking lid.
* Uses hard nylon screws & bolts that won't rust.
* More attractive than the chicken wire and wood frame composter I made.
* Light-weight.
* Good instruction booklet.
* Good airflow. (I was worried about this before using.)
* Fast hot composting (about 5-6 weeks)
* 25-yr manufacturer's warranty
Cons:
* Haven't found the doors very useful. (They are not a problem either. More useful for a cold pile I guess.)
* Little difficult to turn the pile. (I usually remove the entire bin, and set to the side and refill the bin in the new location.)
The directions state that you must place this on level ground so the lid fits properly. I used a shovel to level out a spot and the lid fits great and stays locked.
Since nocturnal critters live in my area, I haven't used food scraps for this composter. (I use a vermiculture setup ( Can-O-Worms ) for that in the garage.) I use grass clippings, shredded cardboard and newspaper, leaves, and other chopped-up landscape debris to get a good mix of carbon and nitrogen.
Pros:
* Can be used for hot (active maintain) or cold (dump stuff in and forget about it) composting.
* Fully enclosed.
* Has a locking lid.
* Uses hard nylon screws & bolts that won't rust.
* More attractive than the chicken wire and wood frame composter I made.
* Light-weight.
* Good instruction booklet.
* Good airflow. (I was worried about this before using.)
* Fast hot composting (about 5-6 weeks)
* 25-yr manufacturer's warranty
Cons:
* Haven't found the doors very useful. (They are not a problem either. More useful for a cold pile I guess.)
* Little difficult to turn the pile. (I usually remove the entire bin, and set to the side and refill the bin in the new location.)
The directions state that you must place this on level ground so the lid fits properly. I used a shovel to level out a spot and the lid fits great and stays locked.
Since nocturnal critters live in my area, I haven't used food scraps for this composter. (I use a vermiculture setup ( Can-O-Worms ) for that in the garage.) I use grass clippings, shredded cardboard and newspaper, leaves, and other chopped-up landscape debris to get a good mix of carbon and nitrogen.
95 of 96 people found the following review helpful
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I had purchased this exact product at Sam's in the spring for $40. I used it all summer and it was almost full. I decided that I needed another so that I could "turn" the soil in my existing bin. Sam's of course, no longer had any in stock so I began my search on the internet. This was the cheapest one I could find at twice the price (including shipping). I ordered it so the bins would be the same configuration in the small space in my yard. I wanted my composting to be as inoffensive as possible to my neighbors. I received the new bin in about a week-about 5 days quicker than promised. It was exactly the same as my other one. I put it together, placed it in my yard and began transferring the material from my old one to it. I was amazed at how well composted the material in my existing bin was! It had only been 4 months and I had not turned or stirred it once. I have done composting in the past in big "pens" and thought that was a superior method. I would turn it a couple of times during the season, but it was never as composted as this in such a short time. This bin works incredibly well. The perfect solution for people who want to compost but don't have a lot of space to do it in.
70 of 71 people found the following review helpful
We purchased a Soilsaver compost bin several years ago and now have three of them in our backyard. It has been a great investment for us to turn our garden and kitchen waist into quality compost. We dump all of our coffee grounds, vegetable and fruit waist along with grass clippings and leaves into the soilsaver. In the summer, we have nice compost very quickly. The winter does take longer but it still decomposes nicely.
It has also been a great lesson for teaching our daughter about composting. She gets very excited about dumping our fruit and vegetables and watching the worms eat away an decompose our waist.
The locks on ours have kept critters out of the composter and we have not had any problems like others have stated in their review. It was very easy to put together (even a non-technical person like myself could put it together!)
It has also been a great lesson for teaching our daughter about composting. She gets very excited about dumping our fruit and vegetables and watching the worms eat away an decompose our waist.
The locks on ours have kept critters out of the composter and we have not had any problems like others have stated in their review. It was very easy to put together (even a non-technical person like myself could put it together!)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Effective, easy to put together, easy to move
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Published 1 month ago by M. Erb
Poor assembly instructions & no way to contact mfgr
We bought two of these composters with the optional base. They arrived without instructions on how to attach the base. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Fermier
Cracked plastic
This compost bin was already in our yard when we bought our house in 2009. I have continued to use it even though the top is cracked and the side doors are completely stuck shut. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kit R.
Complete Composter
Love this composter! It was easy to put together once I got all of the parts (there were no 'nuts and bolts' to put the thing together when I received it) but I wrote the seller... Read more
Published 2 months ago by kuliktrixie
Good product when you know how to use it
Lets start from the begining, first of all a worm bed and a composter are not the same thing. Worms cannot take the 150 degree temp of a composter, read the book "worms eat my... Read more
Published 2 months ago by L. Wise
Great Composter bin
This is my second bin of this type. I love them. They are practical yet not too expensive. I would recommend this product.
Published 3 months ago by Deborah L. Mendel
love it!
The composter was very easy to put together with the help of my 11 year old son. It's a fairly good size, but I could see needing another one as composting needs grow. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Carrie Mullen
Attracted bugs
Had to stop using it in sumer- it was attracting too many bugs (and it was not very far from the house). I think it will take quite a while to get any soil out of it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Craig
Works very well
I've owned and used this bin for three years with good results. My only recommendation is replacing the plastic screws with metal screws as this greatly enhances the bins strength... Read more
Published 7 months ago by DB
I'd give it 2.5 stars if I could.
For our bridal shower I really wanted a composter, but I didn't specifically put one on my registry. My aunt found this one at Sam's Club and bought it because of the price. Read more
Published 8 months ago by AJ
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