Customer Reviews for VEVOR Compost Bin 220 Gallon, Outdoor Expandable Composter, Easy to Setup & Large Capacity Composting Bin, Fast Creation of Fertile Soil

The plastic that this compost bin is made of is thinner than I expected. However, I do like that the compost is contained in an enclosed container. It seems like it will be easy to get the compost out of the bottom once some has been made.

Just what I wanted

I have a smaller one of these and needed something much bigger. This definitely is MUCH bigger! Yes, you need to struggle to get it set up initially, but that is to be expected with a thick plastic piece that ships tightly rolled. This works fantastic for my purposes - I dump the dirt from my harvested grow bags into it, layer it with organic material such as grass clippings and leaves, and by the spring I'll have a big pile of rejuvenated dirt to refill my grow bags.

Filled this up in only a couple of months - standard suburban lot, just had the garden guy dump the grass clipping s in it. Assembly is easy - but have a third hand to help. I used zip ties to keep the posts in place while I pushed them in... it would help if they were a few inches longer. For quicker mulching put a pipe (shown) in the middle to allow more oxygen in - it goes much faster.

My number one favorite way to compost is just a big unruly pile: easy to maintain, turn, water, etc. A big pile, however, can be a bit unsightly so that's where this comes in. I wouldn't even call it a compost bin. It's really more like a containment fence – keeps the compost pile from spreading out. I've placed mine in a corner of the yard and used long stakes of wood to create and hold a non-circular shape. Works really well.

Make sure to put the gloves on when you put it together. it kind of feels like fiberglass in my hands which might be concerning in case it leeches into the compost somehow.