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Composters:Composting illustrates the cycle of life and death’s decay in our own backyards. Think ashes to ashes, but for kitchen scraps. Yet according to the EPA, food waste is America’s least recycled material. For novice composters, choose from one of these tidy options that make it clean and simple. For further tips on turning melon rinds and coffee grounds into rich garden fertilizer, visit the compost demonstration area at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden, south of Ketchum.

—Dana DuGan

 

Feelgood 90 Gallon Backyard Composter: Made from 100 percent recycled plastic resin, this composter has four access doors and air slots to encourage optimal composting conditions.
$97.95, Sun Valley Garden Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NatureMill Plus: Recycles its weight in waste every 10 days indoors or outdoors, odor free. $299, naturemill.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSVP International Endurance Countertop Composter Pail: Holds several days worth of scraps, while two charcoal filters in the vented lid eliminate odors.
$39.99, Ketchum Kitchens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Envirocycle Composter:This 2-in-1 rotating system produces both solid and
liquid natural fertilizers.
$140, envirocyclesystems.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tumbleweed Recycled Plastic Compost Maker: Takes the time and turning out of composting, works in a quarter of the time of traditional bins.
$189, peoplepoweredmachines.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tall Compost Bucket:
This plastic countertop or under-cabinet bucket has built-in, activated-carbon filters to absorb odors.
$20, gaiam.com