My husband recently had a clever idea that resulted in me
having an easier time composting through these cold winter months. As we were
cleaning out the basement after Christmas, he unearthed an old lidded garbage
can that we used next to our diaper changing table. We have kept this “baby”
stainless steel garbage can even though our children have been out of diapers
for years.
“We should use this in the kitchen to collect scraps for
composting,” he declared. During the winter my love of composting battles with
my dislike of cold wet weather quite often. I usually end up with a situation
looking something like this:
I think it's time to take the compost out. |
“That is brilliant!”
I immediately replaced my much
loved but much smaller kitchen collector with the little can. Not only does it
match our garbage can and offer more space for scraps, but the new can has a
foot pedal so I do not have to lift the lid if both my hands are full. This is
especially helpful for my children who always manage to lose half their orange
peels as the try to take the lid off the old bucket.
An added bonus: it has a plastic insert that I can just lift
out to take out the compost.
Although beautiful, I am not sorry our snowy days are behind us. |
Have you ever "repurposed" something and loved it even more?
Great idea!! Thanks! I was lazy and left my kitchen collection pail outside over the winter and the bottom cracked. I was going to repurpose a pool chlorine container but the small trash can would be much more attractive.
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