Does it make sense to compost indoors in an apartment?
I do worm composting inside my apartment with no problem, but it took a little troubleshooting. I use an outer bin and an inner bin. The outer bin is a big airtight Rubbermaid container, like people use to store clothes in a basement or something. Inside this bin is a slightly smaller plastic bin, with lots of holes drilled in the bottom for drainage, raised up a few inches off the floor of the outer container with some old yogurt containers. That way the worm’s home stays dry. Every so often I pour off the water-compost sludge that collects on the bottom (it’s good fertilizer!). I keep it outside on the porch when it’s not freezing out, but in winter it comes inside. It smells a bit when you open it, but not too badly (it’s a smell not a stench), and doesn’t smell a bit when its’ closed. Don’t put citrus peels in there, though, or you risk fruit fly infestation of doom (learned from experience, that one). It’s best to start it outside, on a porch or something, if you can. If the worms
