Earth Machine Composters Available from Local Municipalities
Many local city governments are now offering composting bins to their residents in order to promote green behavior. An average family produces over 500 lbs. of compostable garbage every year. That is 500 lbs. of garbage that can be reused as mulch instead of going to the local land fill. This may be why my own home town of Raleigh is subsidising over half of the cost of Earth Machine composters. For $32, Raleigh residents can pick up an Earth Machine from the Solid Waste Services Department.
The Earth Machine resembles and upside down plastic trash can and has vents strategically placed along the side to aid ventilation. The bottom portion is open, so you will want to be careful where you initially place it since it may be difficult to relocate when it is full of compost.