Serious question, my friend's balcony in Chicago changed how I see composting

I saw their small worm bin handling all their scraps without any smell, even in a 600 square foot place. It proved you don't need a yard or a big setup to make it work. Has anyone else switched to worms after thinking it was too messy for an apartment?

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sandralee4d ago

Lol is anyone actually doing worm bins in apartments for real? Paul_webb45 has a point, that sounds like a huge pain for basically no payoff. You're gonna have a box of dirt and food scraps in your living space, and for what? A handful of compost you can't even use unless you have plants? Just freeze your scraps and drop them off once a week, it takes five minutes. The whole worm thing seems like performative eco stuff when easier options exist.

paul_webb454d ago

But have you actually tried to keep one going through a Chicago winter? My cousin did this and it was a constant fight to keep the worms alive near the window. It turned into a sad, expensive science project with dead worms and fruit flies everywhere. That tiny bin can't handle a real week's worth of scraps for two people either. It sounds good in theory but it's way more hassle than just using the building's compost drop-off if you have one.