This is part 4 and the last of our series on becoming green by composting. Part 1 is an overview of composting. Part 2 is on the Envirocycle composter. Part 3 the TumbleWeed composter.

NatureMill image from Naturemill.com

The Nature Mill Plus composter is a sophisticated compost machine that automatically handles the mixing, aerating and even heating of the compost, if isn’t creating enough of its own heat.

The operations are pretty simple, you open lid and put fresh brown and green waste materials in the top. The composter handles everything else, mixing the waste until it degrades and then dropping it to a lower portion of the machine. The compost, once broken down and moved to the lower bin, will cure for a period of time until its ready. Once ready, a light will turn on notifying you that you can remove the compost and use it in the garden.

Pro’s
•    You can continuously add to the compost, no waiting for it to cure before adding more waste
•    Very quick, compost ready every 2 weeks
•    No odors due to the replaceable carbon filter built into the machine
•    You can add protein waste since the unit is self contained
•    You can use indoors
•    Requires the least attention to maintain

Con’s
•    Most expensive of the 3 composters we’re thinking about purchasing
•    It has the least amount of capacity of all 3 of the composters
•    It uses 5kwh electricity per month to run the unit and has the most components making it the least green of the 3 units

Price: $299 + Shipping (unless you have a group of 3 then the price drops to $250)

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