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$116.99
Compost bin (base and tumbler)
We want to make it easy for you to do your part in improving our environment. That's why we're offering the Good Ideas 52 Gallon Compost Wizard Jr. Recycled Plastic Compost Tumbler. A smaller, easier to move version of its popular counterpart, this composter eliminates the need for strenuous churning. All you have to do is rotate the drum on its stand to quickly and easily mix your compost materials. Glide posts on the base allow the drum to rotate freely while keeping it in position, and recessed handles on the sides provide gripping points for easy turning. Turn it about once a week to keep oxygen, nutrients, micro-organisms, and moisture evenly distributed throughout the developing batch. Within just weeks of accruing garden and kitchen waste, this compost bin will transform your scraps into valuable organic material.
This innovative compost bin is made of molded recycled polyethylene plastic and holds up to 7 cubic feet of material. The black color of the bin absorbs heat, which facilitates faster composting. The low-to-the-ground design and wide, twist-on lid allows you to load and unload material easily. The air vents circulate air within the batch to accelerate rapid composting. The rotating drum can be removed from its base and rolled to any location for filling or dispensing. The compost tumbler arrives fully assembled and is backed by a one-year manufacturing defect warranty.
Additional Features:
 | About Good Ideas, Inc. Based in Lake City, Penn., Good Ideas, Inc. was founded in 2001 and has been promoting green living ever since. Many of their innovative products have been featured in magazines, newspapers, TV shows, and news stories.
Good Ideas' products focus on sustainability, and are developed from practical, common-sense ideas generated from consumer needs. Good Ideas' great products include the Rain Wizard, Big Blue Rain Saver, Compost Wizard, and many more. |
Dimensions
30L x 22W x 23H inches
Material
Recycled Food Grade Plastic Resin
Weight
27 lbs.
Cubic Feet
7
Brand
Good Ideas
Gallon Capacity
52
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This Rolling Composter ROCKS.
I LOVE this composter. [...] It set up in about 1-2 minutes. It is obviously sturdy and well-made; this product is NOT some cheap crapola. I have arthritis in both ...Read complete review
I LOVE this composter. [...] It set up in about 1-2 minutes. It is obviously sturdy and well-made; this product is NOT some cheap crapola. I have arthritis in both thumbs, but once I put all my yard compost heap in, my forearm muscle only had to work just a little bit to roll it, it is NOT hard to turn, for ME, and I need the forearm muscle working to keep me agile for raking! The bin handles are close enough together, it is easy to turn even for my stumpy arms. I put in my things, a shot of water and give it two or three turns. No big deal at all! I added things everyday since it arrived.I love the heavy black plastic construction; it keeps the compost warm and moist, absorbing the little sun we get this time of year in Southwestern Arizona. Stays hot, moist and smells like DIRT!I put it next to the garden, but it is very simple to roll off the base and roll it to wherever it needs to go for me to dig out and distribute the compost/rich soil product. That is a plus for me, as I have many places on my 3+ acres that could use a nice amended and nitrogen-rich soil, (with the clay and sand base pervasive in this part of our fair state). The lid is very easy to twirl twice to remove, with the protrusioned handles. The opening is big enough to dump a plastic bag of veggie and fruit tops and skins easily. I put all my vegetable/fruit kitchen waste, coffee grounds, teabags and some brown things too, from the yard, but no weeds with a seed head or diseased plants, of course. I add a little soil from my planting soil bags and a small shot of clean water and twirl it up. I am a big fan of this composter. I am considering getting another one to keep well-amended soil ready for planting in one, and adding new things to the other for the next few weeks of winter-garden topsoil needs. I would recommend this product for anyone, but especially right now for Arizona and Zone 9 -11 winter gardeners like me; now is the time I have lettuce and greens and honestly, there is no store-bought lettuce or greens to rival my home-grown for taste and convenience. I was not compensated in any way for this review; I was looking for a composter and found this one online for a great price! My idea of good customer service is this: I order a quality product and it arrives quickly with NO hassle and IS a quality product. That is my experience with this composter and this company!Thank You!
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Poor construction. No quality control.
Upon opening the box there were hundreds, if not thousands, of tiny shards of plastic both inside the box and inside the tumbler itself. Also inside the tumbler were a bunch of loose pieces...Read complete review
Upon opening the box there were hundreds, if not thousands, of tiny shards of plastic both inside the box and inside the tumbler itself. Also inside the tumbler were a bunch of loose pieces of metal that looked like rivets, but it didn't appear that the rivets attaching the lid opening to the unit were broken. One of the areas around one of the rivets looked like the plastic was melted badly though. I found out later after turning the 1/2 full tumbler only a few times that compost was coming out in an opening caused on the edge of the sealed lid. See photos!
I know it's not rocket science, but it would have been nice if there some kind of documentation with the tumbler with recommendations on how to compost with it versus a regular compost bin.
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Comments about Good Ideas 52 Gallon Compost Wizard Jr. Recycled Plastic Compost Tumbler - Black:
Quick delivery. Easy to set up. Lightweight so I had no problem getting it into position. Can't wait to have my first batch of compost.
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Comments about Good Ideas 52 Gallon Compost Wizard Jr. Recycled Plastic Compost Tumbler - Black:
This will be easy for the kids to turn, too -- we're excited to start composting and this composter was just what we were looking for -- low-profile design, spin-able and that great hayneedle price + free shipping!!! Right on! Thank you!
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Comments about Good Ideas 52 Gallon Compost Wizard Jr. Recycled Plastic Compost Tumbler - Black:
I am very pleased with the product. It arrived quickly, and true to the advertisement, no assembly was required. I immediately took it to the back yard while I was still wearing my work clothes and set it up. It does not take up too much space, and I feel very happy to have the process of composting happening so easily and so conveniently in my own back yard. I will definitely recommend this product to others.
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Comments about Good Ideas 52 Gallon Compost Wizard Jr. Recycled Plastic Compost Tumbler - Black:
As someone who is just getting started with composting, this product is making it very easy. It arrived quickly and didn't require any assembly.
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Comments about Good Ideas 52 Gallon Compost Wizard Jr. Recycled Plastic Compost Tumbler - Black:
will need another one soon.
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Q1: I live in southern california where houses are close togethor. How odorous is composting?
A: It depends on the type of materials you are composting. I mainly compost greens and browns, avoiding meat and my compost smells very earthy. I have had no complaints from neighbors!
Q2: Does make compost "tea" accessible??
A: This composter does not but check out our exclusive compost tumbler that does make compost tea, GID028.
Q3: Where is this product produced? Is it made in the USA or is it an import?
A: No, this product is completely manufactured in Lake City, Pennsylvania.
Q4: Is this BPA free?
A: Yes, none of the products sold by Good Ideas contain BPA.
Q5: What is the size of the lid?
A: The opening is 12 inches, and the lid itself is about 14 inches.
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