Joseph Joseph 30046 Compo Easy-Fill Compost Bin Food Waste Caddy with Adjustable Air Vent, Stone, 1 Gallon / 4 liters

I was using an old ice bucket lined with a grocery bag for kitchen scraps previously which I thought was fine. But then I got this. This design is much better than my garage sale ice bucket; specifically, that this is as wide as a dinner plate makes for easier corralling of scraps. The vent holes that can be open or closed to prevent condensation or odors are handy. Perhaps a bit pricey for a handled plastic container with vent holes but a very good design.

I was looking for a composting container to hold food scraps until they go out to the compost area outside. I wanted something big enough for the 2 of us for 5 days to a week but not so big that it took up a ton of space. This seems to fill the bill. I got the 4 Liter/1 gal SLIM LINE design so that I could put it into my sink while peeling veggies and still have room beside it to rinse the veggies and also so that I could mount it on the inside of the cabinet door under the sink when meal prep was complete. So far it has performed well. It holds enough veggie scraps during meal preps for the entire week, and I have not smelled any odors coming from it when the lid is closed. If I throw onion trimmings into it there is a strong onion smell for a while when the lid is open but after an hour nothing smells. I have not used the biodegradable bags for it since by the time we empty it after a number of days they would have already degraded. This means that the emptying process is a bit messy. BUT the little bin does clean up easily and so far I have noticed no stains. At present it has remained in my 2nd sink (I have a small sink in my island) until we finish installing our water filter under that sink. There will be room, but I want to optimize the space so am waiting until the filter system is fully installed, probably in about a month. (We are waiting for our contractor to do the installation.) I am pleased with this purchase. The quality and design of this is EXCELLENT, not a cheap looking or feeling product, well designed and it comes with a bracket to attach to the inside of the cabinet door which makes the bin easy to slide onto and take off the door when needed. I'm looking forward to many years of service of this little bin!

So this is a GREAT product having features other bins do not have. If you are going to install it on the inside of a cabinet door so that you don't see it on your counter, you likely will run into the same issue I did. That is to install the mount I would have needed to use the tiny screws shipped with it which I'm sure are supplied that small because most cabinet doors are very thin. Those will NEVER hold up--with loading and unloading that bin and the opening and closing of the door regularly those little screws will come loose pretty quickly. Fortunately, most cabinets also have very thick surrounding borders. So what I did was cut a piece of scrap wood of similar color to the cabinet and installed the bin on that. I used a bolt, washer (on the bolt side), lock washer (on the nut side), and nut to connect it rather than wood screws--much better connection. Then I used much longer wood screws to affix it to the cabinet door (four total). It has to be offset from the center so it closes. It should be mounted as high as possible for under-counter cabinets for usable space below it and ease of reach, but keep in mind if you want to keep the handle in the down position, you need to leave room for the handle at the top as well. Other purchasers of this and other bins mentioned the decomposable bags decompose fairly quickly. With this, there is no need to worry about that because you can easily empty it using the handle to lift the entire bin out (it lifts out very easily) and empty it without ever touching the bag. Also, note that I used double-sided tape to affix a charcoal filter (search for rectangular ones on Amazon). I placed it directly under the vent with enough room to open and close the vent, although if you wanted it to vent better you could affix it somewhere else under the lid. I didn't want the odors coming through the vent holes which is why I placed it directly under the vent. Another complaint was the size--this is one gallon many others are bigger. If you want one to sit on top of the counter bigger is fine. But even 1 gallon gets fairly heavy so attached to a cabinet door one gallon is probably best. Also, it depends on family size--there are only 2 of us so we go a week or so before having to empty it. And I'm not sure you want to go even that long frankly. If there is one criticism I would make is there is no compartment for holding charcoal filters. That would have made this the PERFECT choice. The double-sided tape to affix the filters works fine though so no big deal.

Reviewing: 'Joseph Joseph 30046 Compo Easy-Fill Compost Bin Food Waste Caddy with Adjustable Air Vent, 1 gallon'. I'll start with the CONS: - Does not prevent fruit flies even with the vent closed - It does not fit on the door of my freezer which I was hoping for PROS: Convenient flip top lid Rectangle shape a plus since I can easily scrape scraps from a dinner plate into it Carry handle nice for transporting to compost area outdoors Easy to clean Odors contained (although I empty it often enough) The entire top part slides off when you are ready to empty it so the scraps slide out easily All in all I am happy with this compost bin. Previous to this one I had a round stainless compost bin that had a carry handle and a filter in the lid. It too would get fruit flies. I am much happier with this bin because I find the rectangle shape and size work better for me. I need to empty it every other day or so ...as I did the with the one I owned previously. For now I have this bin placed temporarily on the countertop but plan on attaching it to the lower cabinet door under the sink. … when I get around to it. :) Just wanted to be sure I was pleased with it before doing so. I am.

This is a lovely compost bin. It is unobtrusive, doesn't take up too much space on the counter, is easy to use, doesn't smell, and is big enough to contain longer vegetables, such as carrots. I've tried various bins, but this is the best. It's nice to have equipment that functions with no fuss or accommodation. Oh, and it cleans up easily, too. A great product.

Perfect size compost for our empty nest. Great quality. Love the sleek design.

Lo volvería a comprar y de hecho ya lo he comprado dos veces. El diseño es muy bonito y encaja en cualquier cocina, fácil de instalar y de limpiar (NO EN LAVAVAJILLAS, NUNCA). Lo mejor es que se puede desplazar a cualquier situo, sierra bien y no da olores. Las bolsas son maravillosamente resistentes y ganan con creces a cualquier otra bolsa que haya probado. Muy satisfecha del producto, de la funcionalidad y del estilo.

I’d been looking for a smaller food caddy on and off for around a week. I’m sick of my Council issue one which is too big, brown, very ugly and takes up a lot of space. This JJ one was the exact size I was looking for…..a small rectangular one which took up less space. I was battling with myself a bit, trying hard to wrestle and justify it to myself spending nearly “30 QUID” on a food caddy/bin which just gets stinky scrap food in it. It was a difficult one and it is HUGELY expensive for what it is….but I did buy one in the end as it matched my requirements exactly and the measurements were spot on for my sink cupboard and the arrangement within it. I bit the bullet and got the grey one to match my external door fronts, also thinking the dark grey would show up less food, marks and spills to the white one. The bug-bear here was the grey was £5 more than the white!!!! Grrrr WHY!!! Anyway, that annoyance aside, I’m so glad i got it and took the hit of £29.99. It’s super brilliant. Such excellent quality and the perfect size. Be careful before mounting it on the inside of your cupboard for obstructions such as the sink bowl coming into the cupboard (like mine) and any pipe work (which didn’t affect mine). THe screw supplied was smaller than the width of my kitchen door so there was no fear the the screw going to far in and damaging the outside laminate of the cupboard front. Take care when screwing them in though. Just as a precaution. Mine were fine. I continue to use the Lidl food caddy bags in mine as that’s what I used in my ugly Council food bin. I find the Lidl ones one of the better supermarket brands for size and strength. Yes they’re a little too deep for the JJ caddy but there’s plenty of width to them to push the bags into the corners of the caddy. The Joseph Joseph caddy liners are a ridiculous price, and won’t be buying those. The lid of this caddy comes off completely so you can fold it down the sides, then clamp it in place with the caddy lid. The caddy then hooks on and off its mount within the cupboard really easily. It’s only me and my husband at home now, so this caddy is plenty big enough for our food waste. Especially where we’re making a very conscious effort not to throw food away and have waste as its all so expensive now. I also like that its smaller as it encourages me to empty it more frequently…rather than have a bigger bin that more fits in then 9/10 the bags spilt and stinky food goes everywhere. The bin being smaller is another advantage. It fits very neat and natty in the cupboard allowing more a lot more storage space for other things. Its Bye bye horrid ugly brown council bin. Yes this is expensive and hard to justify on such a small bin….but it is absolutely brilliant. Perfect in every way. Because i love it so much its been justified.

Ca fait 1 an que je l'utilise et c'est très pratique au quotidien. Il est installé sous l'évier et lorsque je cuisine il est facile à prendre pour déposer les pelures. Je ne met pas de petit sac à l'intérieur mais ca pourrai être utile pour ne pas tacher le bac car si je laisse le déchets trop longtemps il faut bien frotter pour le nettoyer par la suite.

I searched everywhere for a good compost bin that checks off all my requirements: sleek looking, not bulky, perfect griege colour, lid does not fall off like the ikea ones, perfect size - not too big or small, holds garbage bag down, lid is removable, good quality, easy to clean, can attach to cabinet doors. This is definitely an Amazon Must-Have!