Envirocycle The Most Beautiful Composter in the World, Produces Both Solid and Liquid Compost, Food Safe, BPA and Rust Free, No Assembly Required, Composting Tumbler Bin and Compost Tea Maker

I read lots of reviews before buying this composter as it isn’t cheap. I have a relatively small garden and nowhere to hide one. So it has to look good. So far I am impressed. It was easy to assemble. Basically just get it out of the box! It came with spare “bungs” and instructions on how to compost and get in touch with the manufacturer. Easy to pick up with lots of grooves to grip. Empty it’s quite light but robust. I started using it straight away after positioning it near my kitchen door. It turns very easily. Looking forward to seeing how easily it composts although not expecting too much over winter.

If, like me you care about the look of your compost bin then this is the one for you. My god its expensive but it is without question the best looking and probably the best quality bin I've seen, and trust me, I did a lot of looking. Its super simply in its design and operation. Im already talking myself into buying another one. It would be 5 stars if, other than the look and simplicity I could justify the price. It doesn't need to be so expensive. Also, if it helps. In the picture are two standard 240l bins and they are all sitting on three 600x600 slabs. *Update* I bought another! So, I had a little problem with the locking mechanism on the first one. I contacted Envirocyle and they sent me a new lid and locking mechanism very quickly and couldn't be more helpful. This, as well and the ease of use and simplicity encouraged me to buy another and to now give 5 stars instead of 4. Very happy.

Invested in one of these during lockdown as a science project for the kids (and me) and its worked well. If you feed the product to garden veg it gives a practical example of the organic cycle in quite a short space of time. Firstly the price - it's very overpriced. Especially as you really need two to alternate use. Considering compost was mainly made of uneaten supermarket veg mine was probably the most expensive compost created by man. Compost breaks down very quickly so it takes quite a long time to fill. Don't forget lots of 'browns'. It produces a relatively small amount of compost but a surprisingly large amount of compost tea which seems to do a good job of making the garden grow. I've spread it directly onto grass with no adverse effects. A couple of things which are worth pointing out are smell and hygiene. Promotional material pictures this on a balcony. You really do not want this anywhere close to a seating area or the house as it stinks. The abundant compost tea seems to need emptying every couple of weeks. If are not prepared to do this it will be running out of the bottom. Be carefully if spreading the compost tea on a herb garden, etc as this would probably be a fairly easy way to poison the family. Design is really good. Only improvements I could suggest would be. If you put it up against the wall and rotate it the door opens - bit of a learning curve thing here. Interior of compost tea collector seems to be baffled so its hard to fully empty it - best way to do this is to swing it around a bit but you are then spraying the toxic liquid around. Stopper on compost tea collector can cross thread and this would probably make it useless if it broke.

Although this composter seems expensive, I can’t recommend it enough. Sturdy easy to assemble and works really fast. Only had it a Month or so and compost coming along really well. Easy to spin/mix even for me with severe joint issues and it’s compact enough to keep near the kitchen door making emptying kitchen waste easy. Will be buying another, so we can have one ready and one on The go.

The composter appears sturdy and rotates well - looks cute and takes up little room in an overcrowded small garden. There are nice touches such of the provision of extra plugs in case any of the base plugs are lost. However, it hasn't turned out compost in a couple of months as suggested and seems to turn the compost mix quite soggy despite me using a massive amount of 'browns' in comparison to fresh 'greens'. I'm learning how to compost with this new addition so some of this will be a learning issue, but don't expect this to work miraculously for the price.

It's hard to believe that I've been using this for almost two and a half years and am only now writing a review. I'm usually much quicker than this. The reason I held off was to give this composter at least a year before commenting. I must admit I've always been a fan of the 2-bin composting method, the way my father used to do it – two open bins, one maturing, one being added to, but I don't have room in my present garden so opted for this. I followed all the advice, read and re-read the instructions, added what I should, omitted what I shouldn't, and a year later I got a bucketful of compost tea and a barrel of sodden mess. Okay, keep trying. Another year, another bucketful of compost tea, and more sodden mess but this time in dirty great lumps. I've tipped it out, broken it up and chucked it in my raied veggie bed where, hopefully, next year's spud crop will benefit. So far the positives are that it's relatively easy to operate, and the critters can't get in. It produces good liquid compost. The negatives? Didn't produce good compost. Not the easiest thing to empty. Far too expensive – I bought the smaller one, and to be honest I haven't recouped the cost in compost. On reflection I think I would have been saved myself a lot of money and effort if I'd just put all my compostable waste in the local council's recycling bin, and then bought a bag from them. Disappointing.

Have had it all summer and so far love this - it looks good in the garden, makes compost quickly, super easy to fill and spin and I like having the compost-tea for watering my plants. A bit pricey but worth it as I think this will last a long time it is very durable.

Very pretty in pink. My composter arrived and the lid was out of alignment and so will not fasten closed. cannot rotate it. Tried to reach customer services- through Amazon site but no joy. just machines which do not answer specific questions. main C S are in USA so I improvised. After two months of following instructions, I had a wet disgusting mess. would not recommend adding water. Difficult to rotate when full- lid pops open. Many designs flaw and practicality problems. difficult to access tea or compost if a disabled or elderly person. lift off heavy drum for emptying. Not much competition re- tumbling compost bins, so an over priced item. But it is pretty. Pretty but not perfect. rrived with lid out of alignment- so will not fasten shut, so have not rotated yet after 2 months. I am treating it as a pretty static compost pile. overly priced for what you get.

I was impressed by how fast we received the composter, the ease of set up, & how the composter is working hence the rating

Lo amo un buen es muy fácil de usar todo lo compostea nadamas que les casi imposible llenarlo. Somos 3 familias usándolo y después de 6 meses aún no se llena podríamos sacar la composta y regresar lo que falte para que siga haciendo su proceso pero ahora que es invierno no me sirve de mucho en el huerto por lo que podemos esperar a la primavera esperando que ya se haya llenado.

This is our second composter from this company. The first composter lasted over 10 years with constant use. The only thing we changed on that original composter were the wheels on the roller bed. It was this quality level that made us go looking for this specific manufacturer and company (specific to face of the product) for purchasing our replacement. The "new composter" has some upgrades that are improving our gardening experience. Key points are that even full, the composter rolls with a good amount of ease. (Me.. age 65, not athletic, but can roll it on my own. ). The detentions of the bin allow me to use the roller bed to stir up the compost, as well as take the bin and roll it around the yard. The top door is shaped in a way that allows for easy access of a spade to hand stir. The air vents are well placed. While rain water getting in is limited, the air flow is good. Even when left in the "upside down position" (allowing the bottom of the bin to receive sun heat) air continues to flow well. We used the composter (when newly arrived) to establish a new worm population. Really seems to be encouraging a larger worm population that we are able to regularly transfer into our raised beds. The collection of compost tea is easy and moister flow/collection is really good. Reminder is to see that the collection tub is regularly emptied so that it does not have tea freeze when the temperature drops. Secondly it has been used to retain all of our non-weed plant scraps, thatch, and kitchen vegetable scraps almost immediacy upon receipt. We eat out of the garden all summer so there was always something going into the composter. Recently we completed cleaning out our four medium raised beds and 12 food grade bucket. Used the bin to deposit leaves, vines, etc. Added to the bin, for the last two month, chopped up leaves. The level of content breakdown has been very good, and consistent. Although it is a single container, the rate of composting/breakdown and the maneuverability of content within the bin has allowed us to pull out small batches of breaking down leaves and semi-composted material that we mix with soil to set up our our spring flower beds around our small yard. We are in zone 7A and anticipate being able to use the bin throughout the year to continually compost; putting "finished product" into planting buckets with worms during the winter, in preparation of the spring/summer. The bin sits in a sunny (often harsh) area but is holding up nicely. Some of the bin pieces (note everything has continued to work just great up from time of purchase till right now) are destined to experience harder ware and impact. In anticipation of the coming planting season, we contacted the company (via Amazon) to get assistance on finding out how to make future purchases (should the need arise) for parts and pieces. The customer service team was so helpful, very responsive. My family and I opted to purchase some small parts and have them on hand(in advance), incase a need comes up in the future. Cost was better than reasonable and transaction was super easy. Our "repurchase" from this company is a statement of our confidence and satisfaction.

Excelente producto, mi padre está feliz con el. Vivimos en clima cálido así que también ayuda. En 3 semanas ya teníamos composta lista para usarse.

Bought this to replace a much larger version that was gifted to me years ago and later destroyed by a crazed exterminator (don't ask! :-o ). The bigger size is outside my price range so I decided to try this one. At first glance after it arrived, I thought it was too small, but on reflection, I think it is going to be perfect. Envirocycle has made a couple of improvements since they manufactured my old, deceased and much beloved composting tub. First off, the lid to this thing is MUCH larger in proportion to the overall size of the tub. The old design was OK, but when you had a lot of stuff in it and a lot of gardening to do, it used to be a pain to get the compost out and haul it across the yard or dump it in a wheelbarrow a few handsful at a time. The generous new lid design gives you an opening big enough to shovel out a substantial amount of compost in one swell foop. AND: the old model's lid couldn't be removed. This new model has a hefty pin that slides through the hinge -- pull that out and you can lift the lid right off. This will make it possible to simply roll the bin over to a planting bed, remove the lid, and dump the contents right where you want it! If you're used to a larger composting bin, "The Cutest" looks alarmingly small. However, on reflection I realized the small size has several big advantages: * When the old huge one was full, it was so heavy I couldn't turn it all the way over to mix the contents. This one will be maneuverable enough for an old lady to rotate without putting her back out. * Because I now will be able to rotate the tub every few days, the composting process should occur more quickly, especially in Arizona's outrageous summers. * It doesn't take up a galumphing amount of space. If you live in a townhouse or in one of those tracts where houses are on such tiny lots they're essentially what we used to call "patio homes," this small composter can be stored unobtrusively. It shouldn't get in your way either in terms of climbing over the furniture to get to your grill or visually, in terms of uglifying the patioscape. It really IS very cute, btw. * It's just the right size for container gardening. One tubful from "The Cutest," when mixed with some garden dirt or potting soil, will send your potted plants into a frenzy of plant joy. * Because the tub's size is very manageable, it will be easy to roll it across the yard and park it next to the pots and flowerbeds where I'd like to use the finished compost. Probably a youngish, reasonably fit man could pick it up, even if it were full. This will simplify one's gardening life considerably. Matter of fact, the smaller size looks like such a big advantage that I'm now thinking I'll wait a few months, until I have some more money collected, and then buy another one. This will allow me to have two tubsful of compost in different stages of progress. That way, you would never be "out" of compost -- when one barrel ran low, the other would be close to ready. A first for me: The first time "5 Stars" really DOES mean "I love it!"