When I was living in San Francisco, I took for granted the robust composting program of Recology San Francisco. I became accustomed to composting all food scraps, paper products, cardboard, and even wooden chopsticks via a small kitchen bin lined with a green compostable bag. It was so easy, so simple, so satisfying! Then I moved to Brooklyn. I was shocked at the trash sorting system in place in New York City and its boroughs, and even more surprised to hear the lengths at which some of my friends and neighbors went to hand carry their compost to the farmer’s market community bin each Saturdays.
Now that I live in a more rural setting, the curbside composting system, while in existence, is a little finicky: no biodegradable bags, cups or containers, soiled paper, or waxed cardboard. How I would love to solve this problem directly in my own kitchen, without the need to hoard the day’s compost until trash pickup each week. In short, I’ve been considering an electric composter for the kitchen, so here, I share my findings on the currently available kitchen composter models for your consideration too.
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