With living green on my mind, I am always looking for new ways to change my lifestyle so that I can have a more positive influence on the environment. An easy and convenient way to reduce trash at home is to start home composting. This sounds like a great idea, all it takes is a pile in your backyard and it turns into fertilizer, right? So you try it, after a while you realize you don’t want to walk all the way outside with your food scraps and that backyard corner is starting to smell really bad along with attracting rats and nasty bugs. You realize this home compost idea is not as easy or as convenient as you thought. 
However, now there is a product out by NatureMill that at a steep starting price of $299, makes home composting truly easy and convenient. Plus it’s not smelly and you do not have to worry about attracting any bugs or rodents… gross. You can keep it in the cabinet of your kitchen, outside in all temperatures, and it only takes 2 weeks for it to turn into compost!
And you can add to it all the time, so whenever you are cooking or done eating, you just throw the scraps in the NatureMill home composting system and it takes care of the rest. Although a little pricey, I think this is a great way to reduce waste and fertilizer costs at home.
The Plus Edition costs $299 and is an excellent home composting system for any family.
The PRO Edition costs $399, is available in a variety of colors, has stainless steal internal components, has a foot pedal for hands free use, and has a Vacation mode option that optimizes energy when not in use.
Wondering how the product works? After dropping your food scraps into the machine, they start out in the upper chamber where they are heated up mixing, air flow, heat, and 
moisture.
The waste is then dropped to the lower chamber separating new food scraps from older food scraps. A small amount of sawdust and baking soda is added to the mixture to reduce odor and cause a brown color.
There is a fan inside that constantly gives oxygen to the mixture and a carbon filter removes any excess odors. The machine is powered by electricity and uses 5 kWh / month, or about $0.50/month, and therefore is definitely affordable to maintain along with having little impact on the environment.
What do you think, know of a better option out there? Ever tried this product? Leave a Comment and let us know!
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I like that composting bins are designed in way that is both aesthetically beautiful and functional. Looks likes kind of like a cross between a PC and a MAC.
Haha, good point Ash. I think that’s important since making things ‘cool’ will help going green catch on.
One quick question. What is everyone’s thoughts about converting your house to run on solar power? has anyone looked into this? Does anyone know of any sites that show you how to get something like this up and running?