Product Description

Every gardener and ecology-minded citizen agrees that composting your kitchen scraps is a terrific idea. Unfortunately the reality of a stinky can of garbage on your counter can be pretty discouraging. Behold the eco-friendly, nose-friendly solution in the form of this sleek and stylish pail. Two charcoal filters in the lid keep odors under control. A convenient handle allows you tote a gallon's worth of garbage out to the compost heap where it belongs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1413 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Stainless Steel
• Brand: RSVP
• Model: PAIL
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 10.00" w x 15.00" l, 3.60 pounds

Features

• 18/8 Stainless steel (polished body, brushed lid)
• 1 Gallon capacity
• Lid has 2 charcoal filters for odor control
• Includes extra set of filters
• Dishwasher safe

Customer Reviews

Perfect except for the Fruit Flies
I bought this compost pail eight months ago, and am very happy I did. I have reduced the amount of weekly trash and in combination with a composter in my postage-stamp-size backyard, have set up a system where I'm making great compost for my potted plants, my little garden, my house plants. The compost pail, which sits on my kitchen counter, is virtually odorless (I haven't changed the filter yet--I just periodically rinse it).

The only reason I'm giving it four rather than five stars is that now, in the warmer months, it's attracting fruit flies. Every time I lift the lid a little swarm of them (5 or 6) flies out. They fly right back in, however, for it's Paradise Hotel for them. I don't think the charcoal filter does anything in terms of keeping them out. I may try a bit of mosquito netting and see if that helps.

As a noveau environmentalist, I'd advise against what the other reviewer suggests: don't use a plastic trash bag! That kind of defeats the purpose, for plastic is a big environmental problem. This pail is small and easy to clean. I just dump the scraps into my composter, then rinse the pail with water that I pour into the composter thereafter. If you're fussy, you can wash it with a bit of dish soap in the kitchen sink. Mine, thanks to coffee grounds (worms love 'em), fruit and veggie peelings, actually never gets at all funky.

Generally it's recommended that you not put any animal byproducts or grains in your compost--among other things, those are what usually makes things smelly and can also lead to disease or to strange things sprouting up in your soil.

Fruit flies, welcome to your new home
As one reviewer mentioned, this is a great product except for the fruit flies. But for me this summer it was not just a few fruit flies making their home inside this bin, it was over a hundred (I live right by a lake which I'm sure doesn't help). They go through the holes in the top, around the charcoal filter, and right into the pale. I wouldn't be surprised if they're reproducing in there, there's certainly enough food to sustain it. Anyway, hundreds of fruit flies in your kitchen is absolutely gross. They don't just live in the pail, they maintain a nice suburban sprawl all throughout your sink, kitchen cabinets, etc. When you pick up the lid you can see dozens of flies squashed around the edge. I understand the point of an open container is to aerate the compost so it can start decomposing right away, but the fruit fly infestation just isn't worth it.

Saving the planet!
I don't know what the difference is between this brand and the Norpro but they look the same, cost the same, and this one comes with an extra filter. I like knowing that I am reducing landfill material as well as creating great compost. My food disposal doesn't get all clogged up either. I am extremely happy with this product and have no issues with it.