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  If you are interested in receiving information about composting and upcoming workshops or are already composting, email us at compost@cambridgema.gov.  
     
  We Sell the SoilSaver Compost Bin:  
 

Effective April 1st, 2007 the price of the SoilSaver home compost bins will increased to $50, to cover the increased cost that the City is paying to buy them.

Considering that online retailers and stores sell them for at least $80, it's a great deal. With each purchase, we give a free kitchen scrap bucket and a 3 foot square wire bottom screen to put underneath your bin. Or, you may want to consider other types of elevated "tumbler" compost bins available on the market. <<MORE

Come by DPW at 147 Hampshire to buy a compost bin:

  • During regular office hours:
    Mon 8:30-8pm, Tue-Thu 8:30-5pm, Fri 8:30-Noon
    Cash, check & credit cards accepted

  • During Recycling Drop-off Center open hours,
    Tues & Thurs 4-7:30 pm and Sat 9-4pm
    Check or exact cash accepted
Composter
Dimensions
Approx-Volume
Features
Price
Soilmaker 28" x 28" square base, 30" high 12 cubic feet Thick plastic is rodent-resistant. Sturdy square design. Quick assembly with nuts & bolts provided. Two doors at base. Top opening is very wide for accessing the pile and has 2 locking mechanisms.
$50

Other Rodent-Resistant Compost Bins:

  • Clean Air Gardening: Tumbler Compost Bin <<MORE
  • Sun Mar: Garden Composters << MORE
  • Urban Garden Center: Urban Compost Tumbler <<MORE
  • www.composters.com - several types of tumblers <<MORE
   
Free compost, wood chips/mulch are available in small quantities April-October at the Recycling Drop-Off Center during open hours. Come by to see our demonstration bin shown above.

 

 
 
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