Recycling is good. When you separate glass, paper and cans you know they're going to a happy place, but what of the organic waste; the pizza crusts and the caviar that has passed its use-by date? Apartment dwellers can dump these slops into the Nature Mill, a kitchen-cupboard composter.
The upper chamber does the work: waste decomposes and the heat generated by microbes sterilizes the compost. A motor then tips the now nitrogen rich mixture into the lower bin, ready to be added to the window box. A carbon filter, good for up to five years, eliminates odor.
The standard model is available now for $300, and the pro model, shipping in March for $400, adds stainless steel construction, a lockable box and a "vacation mode" which kicks the Mill into action periodically, instead of leaving it running continuously. There's also a Pet-Friendly" version, with these quite excellent instructions:
Ideal for up to 2 large dogs, or 4 cats, rabbits, hamsters, snakes, ferrets, or other small animals.
Not recommended for horses or other large animals.
Product page [Nature Mill via Oh Gizmo!]
