Why Distribute Compost Bins?
The number one reason people had not started composting was because they didn’t have a bin, according to a survey done in Alameda County, California, following implementation of an extensive backyard composting education program. One possible fix is for communities to encourage people to build their own bins, providing them with instructions and plans. A number of enthusiastic citizens have built bins. Experience indicates, however, that few beginning composters will spend the time and money to obtain materials and construct bins. To address this, communities in the U.S. and Canada have provided composting bins to community members, either at reduced prices or free. Bin distribution has significantly increased backyard composting participation rates. Communities distribute compost bins for many of the same reasons they distributed recycling bins during the 1980s and early 1990s. People respond enthusiastically to the availability of reduced-price or free bins and participation increase
