r/composting • u/Sizzlechest_mcgee • 1d ago

Scored a free curbside find!

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Just started this year with a small tumbler and quickly realized I wanted more space to age the compost longer. So I was very excited to see this on the curb this morning.

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u/TheArmchairLegion 1d ago

Nice find! Always good to reuse/recycle. That’s the one I started with

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u/LargePlateau 1d ago

I’ve seen those tumblers work pretty well for a first setup. Nice score.

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u/StickInEye 1d ago

Noice. I will start driving around on trash days now.

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u/M23707 1d ago

🎶 I tumble for ya
I tumble for ya …🎶

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u/bruceleeripping 1d ago

Ahh lucky!! They are a pretty penny!!

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u/DegreePrize4722 1d ago

That's awesome. It's always a great deal - when it's free !

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u/blueblueboahblah 21h ago

I have the same one - during the winter some varmints chewed straight through it and there’s a golf ball sized hole on the side lol. But I still like it

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u/AlarmingDelivery9311 11h ago

I had all summer to pick that up damn they finally threw it out.

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u/Objective_Water7752 1d ago

History as my guide, it will be back on the roadside with a ‘free’ sign on it in under 18 months.

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u/TriedCaringLess 1d ago

Say more. Please expound.

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u/Objective_Water7752 22h ago

Not enough mass, not enough airflow, difficult to control moisture, no aging pile, too empty- too full.

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u/BuckoThai 1d ago

Two years of tumbling and loving it. Works for my household of two. Thailand.