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Top composters for a happy garden
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These are great solutions to reduce your household waster and enrich your soil with nutrients to help your garden grow healthier
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Best overall for outdoors
 
Kitchen compost bins
 
Electric kitchen
 
Resources

Best overall for outdoors

Whether you want this by your back door or near your garden, these are a variety of solutions depending on how must compost you   ultimately need 

 
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This is a highly rated dual chamber composter that works great and keeps the critters away
Compost Bin
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This is a modular design so more bins can be connected over time.  Has large capacity and is insect/rot resistance.  Downfall is no cover
Greenes Fence Cedar Wood Composter 23.25 Cu ft
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    This is an easy set-up and is good for about a week's worth of waste for the average household.
Enviro World FreeGarden Earth Compost Bin
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This is larger than the tumblers and has a lockable lid.
Algreen 94 Gal. Plastic Outdoor Stationary Composter with Latching ...
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Kitchen compost bins

These are simple compost bins for your countertop

 
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This comes in several colors and is made of bamboo fiber.
Bamboozle 1 Gallon Countertop Compost Bin
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This is a great starter kit for indoors but you need to buy the bran constantly to accelerate composting.
Premium Bokashi Composting Starter Kit with 2 Bins
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Similar to the Diaper Genie, this works in the same way.
Kitchen Compost Bin, White Stainless Steel, 3.6 Gal
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This is a simple 1.3 gallon compost bin for the kitchen counter. Love the simplicity
Holismo Odor Resistant Kitchen Compost Bin
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Love these stainless steel bins that come in a ton of colors
EPICA Countertop Compost Bin Kitchen | 1.3 Gallon
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Electric kitchen

These do all of the work for you

 
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This has several modes including self-cleaning
RoneKit 3.8L Electric Kitchen Composter
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This also auto-cleans, low noise, and is odorless. Does all the work for you!
4L Electric Kitchen Composter, Odorless
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This has an app to monitor status from anywhere!
Vego Countertop Kitchen Composter
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Resources

Here are a few great resources to learn about the art of composting

 
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Great for beginners!
Let it Rot!
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This was an Amazon bestseller in 2022 and is great overall
Composting Made Easy: Beginner's Quick Guide
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Very helpful and beautiful artwork included
Composting: Bob's Basics
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