How to Build a Compost Bin from Wooden Pallets

TruthisTreason.net – Kevin Hayden

Source: Root Simple - Also linked in the sidebar

I've been using shipping pallets as a compost bin for a few years now and they work great. A compost pile, in my humble opinion, should be a minimum of a cubic yard in order to jump start the heat and microbial life that makes for good compost. Nail together a couple of pallets and you've got a cubic yard sized pile. 

I've got two bins, side by side, but wish I had three. Mine also look like hell since I put them together in a hurry. I much prefer the bin the folks at Motuv in Kansas City created:

To answer ahead of time a question that always comes up–am I concerned about contaminated pallets? In short, no. A longer explanation will have to wait for another blog post.

Thanks readers for sending links to some attractive pallet compost bins. The one above is at http://thriftify.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/easy-to-build-pallet-compost-bin/.

Leave a comment on how you store compost. And if you've got an aesthetically pleasing bin I'm especially interested. Leave a link to a photo!

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