The composphere u-roll composting systems are usually made from 100% recycled plastic. It may be spherical but it still has a flat base to prevent it from making any runaway rolls in your yard. In addition, the liquid produced by the decomposing wastes, can easily find its way out through the small drainage holes found along its flat base. You can keep your composphere neatly stored by placing a piece of old carpet or any absorbent material underneath the drainage holes to avoid any liquid puddle around your composting system.
Roll the sphere shaped bin as often as you want, since it will speed up the composting process and make room for more organic and yard wastes. The more aeration it gets the better, the more liquid it drains out the less soggy your compost material.
Environmental Impact of Composting
Based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) studies, an estimated 25% or 63.5 million tons of yard and kitchen food wastes formed part of the yearly landfill waste contributions. By the year 2006, nationwide recycling processes which made use of about 82 million tons of organic waste, prevented the emission of an estimated 49.7 million metric tons of carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere. This was said to be equivalent to the reduction of emissions made annually by 39 million cars.
As a soil enhancer, finished compost gives back the organic nutrients back to the soil thus making an otherwise unfit soil, ideal for gardening. It can add better composition to the land with its natural fertilizer and helps prevent water run-offs because the compost mixture renders the soil more permeable or porous.
Note: You can find several models of the composphere u-roll composting systems available at online stores like Amazon. URLs for the images of these product can be found in the Reference Materials and Image Credit Section.