Free Compost Bin Plans

Compost/Garbage Bin
A compost pile is not a garbage pile, and one way to clearly differentiate between the two is with an enclosure -- a compost bin. The ideal bin retains heat and moisture, is easy to fill and empty, and fends off raccoons, stray dogs, and other animals.

Wire Mesh Composting Bin
Wire mesh bins are the quickest and least expensive bins to construct. They can be used as holding and turning bins, or in combination with one of the larger bins as temporary storage.

Trash Can and Firewood Storage Unit
Taking out the trash and chopping firewood can be two chores no one really enjoys. And most people don’t want the sight of trash cans and firewood to be part of their backyard landscape. Pressure-treated Southern Pine offers an answer to both concerns.

Barrel Composter
The barrel composter is fast way to make small batches of compost. Mix 1/3 nitrogen materials with 2/3 carbon materials. Turn rotating drum daily and keep materials as damp as a wrung out sponge.

Paul's Place - My History of Compost
Never did get much soil, but the racoons were well fed Once upon a time we lived in a house that backed onto a ravine in the poor part of Toronto’s mostly posh Rosedale area. And on the edge of that ravine we set a large plastic composter supplied free by...

Rotating Barrel Composter
It is constructed with a minimum of hand-powered tools, and is not difficult or time-consuming to build. It will cost about $60 to build providing you use second-hand materials.

Make A Compost Sifter
Home composters know the many benefits of composting. They also know that not all of the material in the pile decomposes at the same rate. The fine, rich material, which is ready to use, must be separated...