This silicone bin is a happy addition to my kitchen. Being able to freeze compostables to store them until trash day means no stinky, decaying mess sitting outside in my green bin for days. First - it works well as advertised - hooking it onto a drawer just below my kitchen counter when I am chopping vegetables. I fill the bin with compostables, then put it in my kitchen freezer. When compostables are frozen, I open a small biodegradable or paper bag on my kitchen counter, invert the bin into the bag, then push down the bin with both hands. The silicone sides of the bin collapse and the frozen compostables slide out of the bin into the bag. Then the bin can be rinsed and dried, ready for the next batch of compostables. I put the newly filled bag of already frozen compostables into a freezer in my garage. On trash day I take those bags to my green recycle bin, empty the contents into the bin and put the used bags in my trash can. I have an additional covered ceramic bowl in my kitchen to collect compostables. If my silicone bin is full in the freezer, once I empty it I can immediately fill it again from the kitchen bowl and the bin goes back into the freezer. The other advantage here is that if you put frozen compostables into a bag and put the bag in the freezer, the bag is easily emptied on trash day. The frozen compostables do not get stuck to the bag. If you put wet compostables in a bag and put that bag in the freezer, the compostables get stuck to the sides of the bag and are difficult to remove. The silicone bin is is working great for me - I’m really glad I purchased it.
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]