The Earth Machine compost bin can be used to compost in your backyard.
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Kitchen pails conveniently store food scraps in between trips to the compost bin.
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Compost Bins and Accessories for Sale
To promote backyard composting and make it easier for residents, the City of Raleigh offers compost bins and accessories for sale to residents at reduced prices. The compost bins and kitchen pails (to hold scraps in between trips to the compost bin) are available for sale while quantities last.
Benefits of Composting
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Provides excellent soil amendment for gardens and house plants
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Can reduce kitchen and yard waste by 30 percent
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Can reduce garden watering by 30 percent
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Takes as little as 10 minutes a week
Features of the Compost Bin
A kitchen pail with a handle is also available. It can be used to store kitchen scraps in the refrigerator until the next trip out to the compost bin. The price for the kitchen pail is $6.00.
Items may only be purchased Monday - Friday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Administrative Office at 400 W. Peace Street. Checks made payable to Norseman Plastics are the only form of payment accepted.
Additional information on the compost bin can be viewed at www.EarthMachine.com.
*** Food comprises 12% of NC landfills - enough food in a year to fill the Charlotte Bobcat arena! Backyard composting can help households "recycle" organic waste. ***
For More Information Contact:
Bianca M. Howard
Education Specialist
Solid Waste Services Department
400 West Peace Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-831-6890
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