Bastian, please keep in mind that some people are elderly and don't have the ability to mix and turn a half ton pile of compost every month. It's also very cold (and wet) in some parts of the world and for six months out of the year venturing to the compost pile is not pleasant. In Canada there are many areas where bears are frequent visitors to compost piles. So the machine at http://naturemill.com/ is a godsend for some of us.
And yes, you are a little dim regarding the apartment dwellers. You see, some of us have indoor plants. Some of us have neighbors. Landfilling pretty much blocks the bio-degradable process because thos landfills are sealed up and there is no oxygen. Stuff just sits there. Composting is much better for our environment - at least it shrinks the size and weight of our waste.
Keep in mind that some people are elderly and simply can't turn half a ton of compost every month. The bigger problem for most folks is that it's cold and/or rainy in their part of the world and not pleasant to trudge out to the compost pile. I don't know about you, but it seems that I'm always emptying my compost bin late at night, or when guests arrive. This NatureMill machine http://naturemill.comnaturemill/ looks like you just press the button and it does all the mixing for you in a few mintues. That's pretty cool.
I checked out that machine and it really seems to be ideal for folks like me. It looks like it's automatic and fairly attractive. Being an older person, I don't always have the energy to mix and turn my compost pile, and it's very cold and wet outside during the winter so not ideal to be making trips to the compost pile.
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Bastian, please keep in mind that some people are elderly and don't have the ability to mix and turn a half ton pile of compost every month. It's also very cold (and wet) in some parts of the world and for six months out of the year venturing to the compost pile is not pleasant. In Canada there are many areas where bears are frequent visitors to compost piles. So the machine at http://naturemill.com/ is a godsend for some of us. And yes, you are a little dim regarding the apartment dwellers. You see, some of us have indoor plants. Some of us have neighbors. Landfilling pretty much blocks the bio-degradable process because thos landfills are sealed up and there is no oxygen. Stuff just sits there. Composting is much better for our environment - at least it shrinks the size and weight of our waste.
Keep in mind that some people are elderly and simply can't turn half a ton of compost every month. The bigger problem for most folks is that it's cold and/or rainy in their part of the world and not pleasant to trudge out to the compost pile. I don't know about you, but it seems that I'm always emptying my compost bin late at night, or when guests arrive. This NatureMill machine http://naturemill.comnaturemill/ looks like you just press the button and it does all the mixing for you in a few mintues. That's pretty cool.
I checked out that machine and it really seems to be ideal for folks like me. It looks like it's automatic and fairly attractive. Being an older person, I don't always have the energy to mix and turn my compost pile, and it's very cold and wet outside during the winter so not ideal to be making trips to the compost pile.