I’ve made it one of my missions for me and my husband to be as close to zero waste as possible. So much unnecessary waste winds up in our landfill and I noticed that so much of our weekly garbage creation was food scraps that could easily be compostable.
So, I began researching beautiful composter that won’t be eyesores in our apartment and is also small enough to sit on a countertop of our Manhattan apartment.
I found two amazing options that totally fit into the design aesthetic of our apartment, keep out any smells from decomposing food and are just the right size to carry over to our neighborhood compost bin.
The first compost bin we bought was Alabama Sawyer’s absolutely stunning wood Noaway compost bin. It comes in a variety of wood finishes to help accentuate your decor ($175). We went with a light finish in our kitchen and regularly get complimented on it. It’s even Gwyneth Paltrow approved, having appeared on Goop.
We love that the inside of the composter is steel, making it easy to put in the dishwasher after using it. We also love Alabama Sawyer’s cause. They take urban felled timber and repurpose it into beautifully crafter compost bins, furniture and other items. Essentially, they save trees from the landfill and create functional pieces from what would have been waste. We can’t think of a better way to create in an eco-friendly manner.
She got a beautiful, design-forward composter for $40 from Bambooze that is on her counter which she throws eggs shells, onion peels, avocado pits and lots more of the food waste that she would normally put into the landfill.
Composting differs from city to city, but I researched NYC’s composting policies and learned that composting in Manhattan is a relatively easy endeavor which has resulted in 70% of she and her husband’s trash now being composted. There are loads of composting drop off points all over NYC and a quick Google search of where you live will likely result in similar results!
We’ve been pushing local restaurants and businesses here to sign up for curb-side composting, which has big results, and think it’s a great way for readers to also help the cause.
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