{"id":2582,"date":"2016-04-22T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T23:49:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T17:32:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:32:48","slug":"my-earth-day-giveaway-disposable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2016\/04\/my-earth-day-giveaway-disposable\/","title":{"rendered":"My Earth Day Giveaway – Disposable Compost Bins by Postmodern"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These new compostable food scrap boxes introduce a new system which is 100% compostable, all designed by two of my good friends. I want to share a month’s worth with you, as an Earth Day Giveaway.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nI don’t do many giveaways, and believe me, I get asked every, single day to do about ten! But a couple of weeks ago, one of my friends who I have worked with for over 15 years at Hasbro called me to say “Hey Matt, it’s Gabe….do you really write a gardening blog? Because your name keeps coming up when we look to promote one of our new products that we designed.’.<\/div>\n
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My friends Gabe and Glen designed this pretty interesting disposable compost bin, I think lots of you might love this product over the plastic bags or ceramic kitchen containers which require washing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nFunny how friends, at least those like Gabe who really know me more through my professional design work than they do through the gardening world. Gabe and his business partner Glen run a well known design firm, Platform, Inc, and we’ve known each other through the many design projects that we have worked together over the years, both through my speaking at design conferences, and through How Magazine stories and talks – but sometimes, worlds collide like this, and really, when that happens, it’s pretty cool.<\/div>\n
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Every bit of this product is safe, for both us, and the environment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Made from 100% recyclable material (wheat fiber and a spec of starch), these containers never leak and hang just inside your cabinet under the kitchen sink. After 2 weeks or so, just toss it into your compost bin!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nYou see, Gabe and Glen live in Seattle, where recycling is far more popular than it is here in New England for some reason. Gave was telling me how they came up with this idea for designing and producing a compost bin that was 100% recyclable and all natural. It;s a long story, but it involved a lunch take-out container at Chipotle, and a trash can. You get it.<\/div>\n
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Don’t worry about this leaking, it’s pretty much good for at least 2 weeks, plus, the lid is tight fitting, so no smell.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nWhen Gabe explained to me how this amazing product works, I offered to feature it on my blog, since it fits in so nicely. of course, one does this sort of thing for friends, but Gabe wanted me to really test it out first, so that I could take pictures of it in action. Unfortunatly, the hanger which comes with the produce doesn’t fit under our circa 1926 sink and cabinets ( they are working on that part) and even though I could still use these for kitchen scraps and toss the entire product out into the compost pile, I think that I would rather do a giveaway – and then have one of you write the review! <\/div>\n
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\nAfter all, the way we compost here isn’t like how most people do – with chickens, turkeys and ducks that do a good job or the organics, the rest all goes into a massive pile near our woodland which has been a ‘compost pile’ for nearly 100 years. It produces yards and yards of compost every year, which makes it back into the garden, so in many ways, this product really isn’t for me. But if you recycle, or have a compost bin in your kitchen, or in the garage, this may be the perfect product for you.<\/div>\n
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Check out their website here, for more information<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n