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What are some good homemade compost bins?

1) Wooden bins

A very cost effective option, but can also be the shortest lived option. Cedar is a good choice for building a compost bin, it will last much longer. Avoid pressure treated lumber as it can leach into the compost pile. One advantage of wooden bins is that it is easy to build a multi bin pile, so that you can process significantly more material, especially if you don't care to turn it very often. By building a compost bin with removable slats you can optimize it to ease the loading process, yet it is contained so that it can hold more material and do a better job of retaining moisture.

2) Wooden pallets

A common variety of the wooden bin is one built out of wooden pallets. This minimizes the actual carpentry involved, and makes it easier to take apart and store if desired.

3) Cinder block

Very durable, can be built with mortar to create a permanent compost bin, or just using stacked blocks will allow partial disassembly for loading and unloading materials. Can be built as 3 sided bin to once again ease the loading and unloading, or a 4 sided bin that improves retention of moisture and material.