composters

Organic waste processors

Composters are containers or systems designed to decompose organic waste into nutrient-rich soil.

Backyard composters turn kitchen scraps and yard waste into garden fertilizer.

The word also refers to people who compost: dedicated composters know to balance greens and browns.

equipment

bins

Receptacles for storage

digesters · aerators · thermometers · pitchforks · turners · screens · sieves · caddies · buckets · barrels

process

decomposers

Organisms breaking down dead material

monitors · mixers · maintainers · harvesters · sifters · activators · troubleshooters

practitioners

gardeners

People who tend plots

urban farmers · eco-conscious · green thumbs · master gardeners · locavores · smallholders

Categories
Opposites
waste management method

compostersincinerators

Devices for burning refuse

landfills · garbage dumps · trash cans · garbage disposals · garbage bins

environmental approach to waste

compostersincinerators

Devices for burning refuse

landfills · garbage dumps · burn barrels · ocean dumping · single-use plastics

Family

composted, composter

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G