Redmon Outdoor Compost Bin with Lift Off Lid, 4-Door Access & Vent Holes, 65 Gallon

I’m on my third Redmon Compost Bin, and it’s been a game-changer for my garden. My first one has lasted over three years and still looks and works like new. The size is perfect, and the 4-door access and vent holes make composting easy and efficient. Plus, it looks great in my garden! Highly recommend for anyone needing a reliable, attractive compost bin.

Very durable and sturdy, holds a ton of compost, and is easy to use and dump scraps in

I've been looking forward to ordering a real compost bin (you know you're an adult when you look forward to things like this!). We've used makeshift bins in the past, but with the purchase of a new home with plenty of yard space, it was time to move up to a "real" bin. After searching Amazon for days, I was down to this bin or one that rotates. I liked the idea of not having to manually turn a pile of compost, but then I read up on additional cons that comes with tumblers - higher cost, slower compost times unless you have dual bins, lack of critters like worms that help the process along. I decided it wasn't worth the additional expense to get a tumbler that would solve some of these differences, so we went with this. The unit was easy to assemble and is plenty big. The doors on the bottom will make for easy access to finished compost while we continue to add to the top. Air circulation is good, and there is no foul odor (which there shouldn't be in a well balanced bin).The only thing that I would like to see improved is the stakes/tabs/whatever you want to call them on the bottom of the bin. It's meant for you to push the bin down so the little plastic stakes go into the ground and help stabilize the unit. Try as we might, it wasn't happening on our lawn. Perhaps if we'd tried after a good rain when the ground was softer, we would have been successful. As it was, we accidentally broke some off. My husband ended up just breaking the rest off so the bin would sit level. We started quickly adding to the bin, and now there is plenty of material in there stabilizing the unit that we have zero concerns it would ever move. It's already been through some pretty nasty storms without issue, so no worries. Just wish the stakes would have been sturdier. We'll see how it hold up after a couple hot summers, but so far I'm thrilled with it!Side note - get yourself a counter top compost pail. It will significantly improve the convenience of home composting. I can easily move it around the kitchen as I prep to toss my scraps in, and take it out every couple days to add to the pile. So much better than having to go out after every meal!

If you want an affordable composting bin and you are new to composting this is the one to get. It assembled in less than 15 minutes (and I'm a girl). It also survived a wind storm right after installing it outside.I will say that one of the sliding access doors (there are four) was slightly bent so it's not easy to open, I'm fine with that because it's one of four, I don't even need four of them. It's not enough of a reason for me to return it.It's plastic and it seemed kind of flimsy so I'm not sure how I feel about leaving it out over winter, but it's small enough, light enough that I could just put it in my garage over winter. I haven't decided yet, we get a lot of snow here.Because it is plastic and a little flimsy I was worried about wind blowing it over or blowing off the lid. The lid snaps enough into place that I think only tornado type winds would remove it easily. The plastic tabs at the bottom stick enough into the ground that the lid would come off easier than the entire thing tipping over. Therefore, I think it's pretty windproof except for extreme cases.Now a lot of people said in their reviews about critters. I spray my garden where this is with deer and rabbit prevention stuff so I think most of the critters in my area are already going to avoid this. However, I did put some fine weave chicken wire underneath of it to prevent moles or anything else from trying to dig under the sides or get into from underneath so I recommend that people do that.The only thing that I wish were different about this bin is that i wish there were holes near the bottom to add some kind of staking and I wish the lid locked in place. That's the only thing I would change.But this was worth the money compared to the other things out there for similar prices or more.

It arrived well packed. Made from black plastic. Med quality. Should be adequate to do its job. Out of box is 4 side panels, 1top lid,4 slide in doors, nuts &bolts. You'll need a tool to tighten the nuts.. assembly pretty straight forward.. I did in about 30 min give or take. It has 4 tabs on bottom that sink into ground to stabilize. Lid is not attached but fits pretty well. I may put a brick on top just to be sure. I've had this type of bin before. It works pretty well but takes time depending what you put in and if you 'stir' it. It looks neat and tidy. I started with leaves and kitchen scraps.