Stock In Stock Dispatch Up to 15 working days Material Recyclable ARPRO EPP Capacity Approx. 200 litres Weight 6kg (unboxed) Size 115 x 55 x 55cm (45x22x22 inches)
The new and improved HOTBIN is no ordinary compost bin. It HOT composts all year to RECYCLE your food and garden waste into RICH compost fast. Expect compost every 90 days without forking, tumbling, undue odour or flies.
Household Size - Designed for an average 3-5 person household with a small/medium garden.
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The HOTBIN is like no other compost bin on the market, it will quickly chomp through all your food and garden waste turning it into rich, organic compost your garden will love.
The innovative design and insulating nature of the material keeps the HOTBIN HOT, creating a natural environment which quickly digests the contents, making HOT composting easy - all without having to add any composting accelerators or activators!
HOTBIN reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill by composting more types of food waste. Be less selective by composting 100% of all food and garden waste without the traditional composting problems of odour, flies, turning and tumbling.
Independently tested by Garden Organic and voted Best Composting Making Product in the Great British Growing Awards, HOTBIN has thousands of satisfied customers and a stack load of reviews and case studies proving that HOTBIN really is a HOT composting bin that works.
Trust HOTBIN, the HOT composting bin that lets you put more in!
Finding the Right Spot?
Locate HOTBIN on any flat surface, in sun or shade and achieve HOT composting throughout the year and rich compost in 30 - 90 days.
What Do i Need to Add?
You will need a minimum quantity of 5 Kgs of waste per week to maintain hot composting. (5 Kgs is 10 litres, one large kitchen caddy the average for a UK household.)
Add in shredded paper or card to control moisture (a good way to get rid of your recycled paper) and bulking agent (partially composted woodchip) to provide aeration. More information here.
HOTBIN Mk.2 features a much-requested leachate collection system. The leachate that is naturally created as part of the HOTBIN composting process has now been capped to prevent the liquid continually seeping from the aeration mesh and allowing you to tap it off and collect the free leachate liquid fertiliser as and when required. The clever angled internal base funnels the liquid towards the drainage cap like water draining from a shower tray. You just need a shallow container to collect it in prior to using it on your garden.
The new lid seal design includes a raised step around the edge of the seal that when closed inter-locks like a tongue and groove join. This much-improved lid seal helps to keep the lid firmly closed, prevents any water ingress during heavy rainfall and locks in heat even more effectively.
A few aesthetic changes to the design include the removal of the overhanging hinge at the back. The hinge is now included in the body of the product design to make the unit more compact without impacting on the internal capacity. The eagle-eyed amongst you may also have noticed that the aeration mesh that was originally glued to the lower front of the HOTBIN is now neatly recessed into a slot positioned under the front bottom edge of the hatch.
All of these changes have helped us to be able to create the most efficient and effective HOTBIN composter possibleto reduce waste and make rich organic compost quickly.
The HOTBIN 200l compost bin comes fully assembled and ready to use.
It comes complete with:
I cannot keep this bin hot unless the sun shines .I do everything that is suggested even using the hot water starter . During the summer I do get reasonable compost .I’ve had this for 3-4 years now .
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There are loads of things you can try if you are struggling to get up to temperature. 1. Don't always rely on the lid thermometer, use the internal thermometer for a more accurate reading of heap temperature (there can be a variation of +10-20°C). 2. Always think airflow, airflow, airflow! If the heap isn’t aerated well enough, the composting bacteria can’t breathe the oxygen they need to work efficiently (make sure you are adding enough wood chippings, stir the top 4-6 inches of heap occasionally, especially after adding grass as it can form a matted layer that blocks airflow).3. Be super mindful of moisture levels - If the heap looks too wet it could turn anaerobic and start to smell. Be aware of how wet the heap is and stir in some extra shredded paper/cardboard if need be. If waste you are adding is wetter than normal, introduce more dry material to balance out the moisture levels, (try not to introduce excessively wet material) – Don’t add wet grass for example.If the majority of what you are adding is food waste (nitrogen) you will need to add more carbon in the form of brown or woody materials such as wood chips, pruning’s, dry autumn leaves (mulched if possible), sawdust, and shredded paper/carboard or wood pellets used for animal bedding, these are all high in carbon.
I've spent 40 years unsuccessfully trying to make compost, always ending up with a rat-infested, fly-covered slime. I was very reluctant to spend around £150 on another attempt. I'm SO glad I did. This isn't just easy...it's pretty exciting as well. The temperature shot up after a week or so...and now everything goes into the black box. Haven't got to the compost removal yet, but my plants are LOVING the fertiliser liquid that comes off the process. I highly recommend this product.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Yes it was! Beautiful black compost. I bought it 10 months ago. Mine works a little slower as I only chop bigger or fibrous material up. It eats everything, including used kitchen roll, leftover cat food. There are no flies & low odour so I can have it within 3m of back door. Use a few handfuls of crumbled rotten wood as bulking agent so no need to buy that. I am a traditional composter and still run a couple at the bottom of the 100’ garden. The Hotbin is a useful addition particularly in winter. So far so good and I recommend it.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Got mine a couple of weeks ago, admittedly it's probably too big for me but I scrounged grass from a friend and mixed with paper, veg peelings and some bulking agent, first week temp was about 70 degrees, added some more yesterday and temp is now up to 100 degrees. So far I'm impressed, just haven't been brave enough to add cooked leftovers yet.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
5 months in and i've just tried to see what's going on inside - OMG do not read on it you have a delicate stomach. It's situated in a perfect position, displays a good temperature (in and out) and I've been very disciplined at mixing brown and green but trying to get the stuff out of the front is nearly impossible as it all comes down. It stinks, the flies and maggots all around the joints and hinges were revolting. The compost actually looks ok but it's really hard work to get it right and it's definitely easier to put out the food waste for the council collection and leave the composter for the garden waste. The straps definitely need improving as I struggled to tighten when putting them back on. I had to wrap chicken wire around the base to stop the rats eating through the polystyrene. The worst thing is the smell on my hands which I can't get rid of. Any suggestions on any of the above are welcome as I don't like to give up straight away.
32 of 33 people found this review helpful.
We are sorry to hear that you have experienced some difficulties with your 1st batch of HOTBIN compost. The 1st batch of HOTBIN compost will always be the roughest and items of waste may still be visible as it has spent no time as a hot layer as it was added into a cold HOTBIN.The bad odour is an indication that the contents of the HOTBIN have turned anaerobic, this can be from excess moisture in the HOTBIN, lack of airflow or a mixture of both. Alternative straps are something we are currently looking at as we appreciate that the current straps are not the easiest to use.We are more than happy to help you to get your HOTBIN hot composting. If you would like to email our customer services team at help@hotbincomposting.com we can give you some tailored advice.
After searching for ways to demonstrate to my two children how we could do more to help the environment, I was sure the Hotbin composting would be the answer to a more sustainable lifestyle. I have had the product for nearly 6 months. Unfortunately I could not believe how disappointed I could be with a product, it is no good for an urban environment, the stench, flies, eggs and maggots are unbelievable. The flies block up the vent hole with their eggs.There is no reference about the lack of resilience to vermin until you purchase it and the concerns are raised on the instructions. I have tried to contact the after service on numerous occasions but they simply do not respond. Please research thoroughly before spending this significant sum of money.
42 of 45 people found this review helpful.
We are sorry to hear that you are disappointed with your purchase. The HOTBIN should not produce a smell and if it does it is an indication that the contents is turning anaerobic, this is usually due to lack of oxygen getting to the bacteria or too much moisture. The flies and maggots are an indication that the contents of the HOTBIN is not hot (40-60°) as at higher temperatures they will not be able to survive.You should have received a reply from our customer services team to your query and our apologies that you have not, we would be more than happy to help talk through your HOTBIN usage and get you hot composting if you would like to contact us again.
Took delivery on Saturday, filled to load line on Monday, mixture of comfrey leaves, cabbage leaves and lawn mowings ( all put thro' garden shredder ) cardboard ( used the box that it came in again put thro' shredder ) and woodchip. Checked after approx 24 hrs, lid gauge showed 38/39 degrees celcius didn't check internally, today lid showed 50 degrees, checked internal temp gauge showed 65/66 degrees, lots of steam etc. Well pleased at present, will keep updated as the weather gets cooler.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
That sounds fantastic, we have round there can be up to a 20° difference between the lid and internal thermometers. Please do keep us updated - we love to hear about how our customers are getting on.
Received my Hotbin last week. Set it up in the garden on a paving slab yesterday afternoon, and half filled it with a mixture of shredded nettles, elder tree leaves and branches, and a few other unwanted weeds and leaves. Checked it this morning. Lid thermometer showed a temperature of 40C. Opened the lid and I was hit by the warmth from the steaming mixture and the thermometer I had left inside showed a temperature of 60C! Very impressive. I look forward to the end results.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.
I have to say, sadly, that I am rather disappointed in this polystyrene box. Yes, it has reached 60º a couple of times, but even with the insulation, it only lasts a day and even with regular feeding as instructed, it generally stays between 12º and 25º. I'll be interested to see what compost I pull out after 90 days, but so far it seems lukewarm composting rather than hot composting.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Please ensure you are using the second lose thermomter supplied, there is often a significant temperature increasee between the lid and the internal thermometer when inserted directly in to the heap.
Given one as a birthday present. Seemed to work well and generate a good amount of heat (50-55 Celcius) . So bought another when full. Just opened the bottom of the first one (after nine months) and hasn’t even dealt with compostible food caddy bags. What a farce. Save your money and use the council.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Compostable food caddy bags are a tricky subject as although they will breakdown in the HOTBIN we do not advise adding them into the HOTBIN unless they are shredded/ ripped up into small pieces which is not practical. When the council collect the waste in the compostable bags, they shred the bag and contents before it is processed through the composting plant, so they are not a problem when composting on an industrial scale. You can read more about compostable food caddy bags here: https://www.hotbincomposting.com/blog/can-i-compost-my-food-caddy-bagsliners.html
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HOTBIN (200 ltr) Plinth£47.00
Please ensure you order the correct size plinth to match your HOTBIN.
Bulking Agent (Woodchip)£26.50 - £43.50
