Pick the best location for your compost bin with these considerations in mind. No one wants to lug heavy piles of yard waste to an out-of-the-way compost bin—especially in the dead of winter. However, ...

You can also build a bin from wire mesh or even create a compost pile in a hidden area in your yard, perhaps behind a shed or garage. Your goal when building a pile should be one that measures 4 ...

Most outdoor compost tumblers are built from plastic. Make sure the one you select is labeled BPA-free or food-grade. This ensures no chemical leaching occurs, even when the bin heats up in the sun.

Accessing rough compost from a larger New Zealand bin is obviously harder work but, as you know, composting in this bin takes two, sometimes three years, so you’ll probably have more than one bin.