Dear Editor
Re: "It's Not Easy Being Green When it Comes to Using Compost Bins", May 21
(Letter-writer) Eva Lyman mentions the cost of kitchen compost bags, as well as the smell of decaying waste. Well, this is what I do to keep my little "green" bin clean and smell-free.
Once a month I wash it out with a couple of drops of liquid Tide and a few drops of bleach. When dry, I put two brown paper grocery bags inside and place a layerof newspaper on the bottom of the bags. Easy, right? All kitchen waste is wrapped in several layers of newspaper each evening and placed into the bin. At the end of the week my green bin is filled with little packages. All the garbage man has to do is pick up the brown bag. No smell, no flies, no liquid, no problem.
We are a household of two. Every day we have a coffee filter with coffee grounds and assorted vegetable waste, along with any "leftovers" not eaten by the end of the third day. We also put into the bin any compostable food wrappers and used paper towels.
Our weekly "garbage" has gone from five bags a week to one, and nothing smells.
Terry Platt
West Vancouver
