RSVP Compost Pail
by RSVP
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of RSVP Compost Pail
Customer Review: Perfect solution
Summary: 5 Stars
I had become accustom to having a bowl of scraps sit on my kitchen for several days before taking it out to the compost pile. This is a clean, stylish accent to my kitchen. I love it and would buy it again. Probably will for that matter as I think it is a great gift for friends who garden!Customer Review: Good Kitchen Pail
Summary: 5 Stars
This pail works very well. I have kept kitchen scraps in it for up to two weeks with no odor. It is easy to keep clean and easy to change filters. It was a good investment.Customer Review: Solid, Stylish, Hefty
Summary: 5 Stars
I find this compost pail to be well-suited for everyday use. The metal is thicker than the picture tends to indicate, and the handle is sturdy. The top has more of a plug shape than a lid shape so the pail is easy to cover and uncover with one hand. The screws holding the handle on are #2 Phillips screws and are quite strong and tight on my pail. The gallon size will take my two adult household a week or more to fill up. As others have suggested, a biodegradable trash bag may be a good addition to cut down on cleaning. A little on the expensive side for a counter top miniature trash can, but it beats the mixing bowl with a plate for a lid I was using. Customer Review: Compost Pail
Summary: 5 Stars
The item was exactly as described. Very good workmanship and appearance. Fast delivery after order. Customer Review: Perfect except for the Fruit Flies
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this compost pail eight months ago, and am very happy I did. I have reduced the amount of weekly trash and in combination with a composter in my postage-stamp-size backyard, have set up a system where I'm making great compost for my potted plants, my little garden, my house plants. The compost pail, which sits on my kitchen counter, is virtually odorless (I haven't changed the filter yet--I just periodically rinse it).
The only reason I'm giving it four rather than five stars is that now, in the warmer months, it's attracting fruit flies. Every time I lift the lid a little swarm of them (5 or 6) flies out. They fly right back in, however, for it's Paradise Hotel for them. I don't think the charcoal filter does anything in terms of keeping them out. I may try a bit of mosquito netting and see if that helps.
As a noveau environmentalist, I'd advise against what the other reviewer suggests: don't use a plastic trash bag! That kind of defeats the purpose, for plastic is a big environmental problem. This pail is small and easy to clean. I just dump the scraps into my composter, then rinse the pail with water that I pour into the composter thereafter. If you're fussy, you can wash it with a bit of dish soap in the kitchen sink. Mine, thanks to coffee grounds (worms love 'em), fruit and veggie peelings, actually never gets at all funky.
Generally it's recommended that you not put any animal byproducts or grains in your compost--among other things, those are what usually makes things smelly and can also lead to disease or to strange things sprouting up in your soil.