HOTBIN Help

Get the answers to the most popular composting questions.

Need any help getting started?
Why should I choose HOTBIN?
Find out what's involved - Download our User and Quick Start Guides for an easy set up.
Find out the benefits of hot versus cold composting and how they vary.
Work your way through our Check List - Get your HOTBIN up to 60°c in no time!
Does your household generate enough waste to satisfy your HOTBIN. See what we suggest.
Water leaking from the mesh plate, putrid odour, 30°c but not 60°c.
Find out the how hot composting works. Keep your bacteria happy!
There are a couple of different ways to start your HOTBIN. Find out which method suits you.
What are the most important features when shopping for a compost bin?

 


15 August 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

The average vacuum cleaner sucks up a lot of waste, some compostable and some not. Should it be composted in the HOTBIN?

28 June 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

The HOTBIN can be used to compost just food waste.

24 May 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

HOTBIN Wins the RHS Chelsea Product of the Year 2019 for the new HOTBIN Mini. Judges Deborah Meaden, Peter seabrook and Chris Harrop said the product showed "real innovation in making composting cleaner, simpler and more accessible for modern households".

19 March 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

Single use plastics have never before been under more scrutiny and nearly every industry is looking at ways to phase out single use plastics and become more sustainable. Here are some examples of magazines leading the way and we look at wether these wrappers can be composted.

15 March 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

If you are a composting beginner, look no further. Hot composting allows you to compost more, faster Here is a short guide to composting with the HOTBIN for beginners.

11 February 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

Although an uncommon issue, discover why you might see flies near the HOTBIN. Eliminate flies and maggots by understanding the types of fly, how they may get into the occasional HOTBIN and discover ways to get rid of them once and for all.

28 January 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

The HOTBIN base layer is crucial to begin the production of heat in the HOTBIN. Here are 5 types of waste however that should not be soley used to create a base layer.

27 January 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

A good base layer provides the foundation of a healthy and happily working HOTBIN. Here are some hints on creating one.

25 January 2019  |  HOTBIN Composting

Will a cold bin go anaerobic? What can you do if the HOTBIN temperature is dropping but you are lacking waste to add into the HOTBIN?

7 December 2018  |  HOTBIN Composting

Here is why you need to keep adding bulking agent as we explain what it is and what role it plays in your compost heap.


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