Composting Made Easy and Beautiful

I have the best of intentions of composting all things organic and even things like corn husks when I remember. But when it comes to the coffee grounds every day and egg shells – well, I don’t do it. Down the disposal they go and I’m quietly ashamed.

Not ashamed enough to do anything about it. Until now. I had a talk with a friend here in San Francisco and she makes composting easy by keeping a small lidded trash can on her counter. She fills it whenever she has scraps and then dumps it in to the main compost bin once or twice a week – sometimes daily. San Francisco makes the actual composting part easy – pick up is on the same schedule as the trash.

My only reservation – having a trash can on my nice, clean (mostly) clutter free counters. I know it’s a small thing standing in the way of being earth friendly, but I don’t want to look at a garbage can every time I walk in to the kitchen.

But, hey – seek and you shall find, right? I found this really simple compost bin at Willow and Stone that I wouldn’t mind seeing every day. This compost bin is simple and elegant, if a trash can can be such a thing.

I think it’s slightly traditional in a contemporary sort of way and would fit in beautifully with my kitchen. It might even inspire me to be more earth conscious, after I get the whole composting thing under my belt. Plus, I would be setting a good example for my daughter, which is always a bonus.