Not comfortable with composting? West Seattleite’s {POST}MODERN now available

(Photo courtesy {POST}MODERN)

Still struggling to be successful at the messy business of food-waste composting? Lots of different ways to make it work – and now, West Seattleite Glenn Geisendorfer has something you might want to try. After a few years in development, he and collaborator Gabe Goldman are going wide with their compostable compost bin. {POST}MODERN is on the shelf at West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor). Geisendorfer says it’s “molded out of pulp made from recycled cardboard boxes, and designed with a vacuum-like seal to be extremely moisture- and odor-resistant.” The starter kit ($9.99) is a three-pack with an under-sink hanger, and you can buy refills (5 for $11.99). Once it’s full, just put the entire bin into your yard-waste container, or your backyard compost pile if you are a DIY composter. Provided what you put in isn’t too wet, you should be able to use it 4 or 5 times before composting it. Here’s the {POST}MODERN backstory; Geisendorfer is also partner in the West Seattle-headquartered design agency Platform.

JoB September 19, 2016 (2:24 pm)

i think i need to go check this out

ecojill September 19, 2016 (2:54 pm)

What a cool idea! I bet it works better than the compostable paper bags I use now. :)

Pfft September 19, 2016 (3:39 pm)

Does it have a slot to put the dollar fine in when the garbage police go through your trash and discover you have violated the garbage to food ratio? That would be a nice phase II feature if not.

WSB September 19, 2016 (3:46 pm)

You missed the ruling.

Krissy September 19, 2016 (3:57 pm)

But way to expensice for a paper box:/

WSB September 19, 2016 (4:02 pm)

More like cardboard. You can certainly compost without an extra container. (We use the put-it-in-the-freezer method.) Some people choose to use extra containers and the makers of this one say that with up to 5 uses each time, it’s comparable in cost to the popular compostable bags that some use to line metal/plastic bins, and that’s the market they’re going for. – TR

Wsgal September 19, 2016 (9:17 pm)

So the entire compostable box can be re-used 5 times, hanging from under the sink? I can’t imagine the smell. It would be a dram come true if it functioned well and kept odors down.

HillStreetBlues September 19, 2016 (10:35 pm)

As someone that lives in a teensy old apartment with a tiny galley-style kitchen, counter space is at a premium, but as someone that eats mostly vegetarian I definitely make use of my little compost container. This is a fantastic way to clear up some usable space and still conveniently collect all the scraps that won’t go into the freezer to make stock with. From an economic standpoint, it won’t be any more expensive than constantly replacing the corn-based bags that seem to melt away every few days.

Great idea, Glenn and Gabe! Thank you!

Jon September 19, 2016 (11:35 pm)

If you don’t cook that much, just have a “garbage bowl” for your scraps and dump them the next day. Large, heavy, glass jars with lockable (gasket-sealed) tops are great, too. Otherwise, $.05 grocery bags are fine so long as you aren’t composing lots of wet scraps.

These are too expensive for what they are, in my opinion. But good luck in your venture.

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