What can you do with:

  • a gillion cinderblocks
  • an ever-growing piles of organic trash
  • an ugly hidden part of the yard begging for a purpose


Something so ugly and at the same time so beautiful….

Here are the pdf instructions for constructing this bad boy, minus the ‘doors’. I don’t like my compost spilling out, so I put the five in front to keep it corralled. When I’m ready to ‘turn’ it (read: shovel it to the other bin), I just kick down the “doors.”

But what if you don’t have a gillion cinder blocks and are just starting out on your compost adventure? Make a basic wire bin, try your hand at sheet composting, or just chuck DIY out the window and go buy one of these.

The point is, however, that no matter what your choice of bin, or lack thereof, it’s still just a big pile of trash so don’t stress!

Ivory