The Most Beautiful Composter in The World in Black, Made in America, Food Safe, BPA and Rust Free, No Assembly Required, Envirocycle Composting Tumbler Bin and Compost Tea Maker …

I still have to laugh each time I think of how they describe this - "the most beautiful composter in the world", and anything that makes me laugh has an advantage right out of the gate 'cause I appreciate the humor. I wanted to wait 'til I'd made some finished compost before writing a review but Amazon will keep asking me for one in the meantime; I've only had it in use for 6 weeks but so far it's met or exceeded my expectations. First, it doesn't require any assembly - a huge plus for me as I'm a gardener, not a handyman, and not so good with other non-gardening tools. Reviews about putting some of the others together scared me, and then they have problems or fall apart after a fairly short time. I know this won't; it will probably outlive me. All that's required here is tear open the box, push a few plugs in and that was easy, and start using it. OK, you have to put the tumbler on top of the base, even I can do that. I put it on a few 2" H concrete blocks to raise it off the ground because of what I'd read someone else say about getting the liquid - the compost tea, out of the bottom if it's flat on the ground. I can still roll the tumbler off the base when that time comes and I appreciate that other reviewers comment.In spite of how beautiful it indeed is, I'm not going to put it in the middle of my front yard, and that's the only area of my yard that gets full sun in winter. I got two of these and started the second one about a month after the first. They don't get much sun, probably not enough, but here on the central CA coast we rarely get freezing temps, like once in 20 years it might get down to 30. I fully expect gorgeous compost by early spring, if not sooner. (It's 12/2 today; started the first one 10/20.) It definitely is working, compost is cooking away and turning it is so easy, fun even! I'm still working on the formula, haven't been too precise or scientific about it but am following general guidelines from the many sources I've read, and how fun to watch all that stuff that otherwise would be garbage turn into something useful for my gardens.I'd tried composting before without any kind of "store bought" bin and it didn't work for me; I didn't like having it open to varmints and the elements and knew I wasn't going to do what's required to make a big, fancy, 3 bin system and then turn it over and over. Don't have room for that either, would have to sacrifice flowers and vegetables. I don't really like buying "store bought" compost, although I've bought dozens of bags of it through the years. (Wiggle Worm is the exception - store bought compost I like.) This may not be cost effective in the short run for me, at least not 'til maybe ten or 20 years have gone by which is the long run, but if I get the formula down and it cooks faster than it has so far, it will be. Warmer weather and more sunshine - meaning longer days with the sun higher in the sky, will help I'm sure. And in the meantime, it's truly easy and fun to use. BTW, I'm a little old lady, 5' tall, weigh a little over 100 lbs and this month is my first on Medicare, meaning I'm REALLY old - 65. (How on earth, and when did this getting old thing happen?) I definitely recommend this product.

It's been about a month since I got my Envirocycle. I love it. Most important is, my first batch of compost is almost ready. I'm blown away by the functionality and ease of use.This is my 3rd composter. I gave the others away; I never got compost.I almost bypassed the Envirocycle because I thought I knew what I wanted. For weeks I researched composters, trying to find the best one for me; glad I didn't make another costly mistake.There are many, many reasons I chose the Envirocycle:The name, the Most beautiful Composter in the World made me laugh -- and that's what prompted me to look at it. I had been pondering a double, but, once I started reading about the Envirocycle, I realized I had almost made a 3rd mistake. According to reviews, some people had compost after a month -- so why would I need two small compartments when in the same amount of time, I'd have 35 gallons?!There is absolutely no assembly required. You take the two parts out of the box, set the tumbler part on top of the base... and you're done!The quality is amazing. It's BPA free and there's a 5-year warranty (with restrictions, but wow!) plus terrific customer service. I called upon them initially with questions and they couldn't have been more helpful, proving this company truly stands behind its products. We even had a good laugh together.I'm a puny senior and I have no problem turning the tumbler, or moving the composter around. Additionally, and oh so important to me is, I'll be able to use the Envirocycle all winter; and by springtime, I'll have compost already brewing for next year's planting.The latch is easy for me, too, as I can just push it open when my fingers hurt. I don't have to grab it like most people would do in order to open or close it.It also provides beautiful liquid gold. Because you can mix and match the drain plugs, the liquid can either remain in the tumbler, or, like I did, you can set it up to collect in the base to be used as needed.I've also decided that if I need to expand, it'll be with a second Envirocycle. Had I not found the Envirocycle, I don't know which other I would have chosen; none of the others actually met my requirements.

Love my Envirocycle but needs improvement.Pros: great larger capacity, easy to use, durable, beautiful, hasn’t faded (since June 2020)Cons: 1) difficult to lift barrel on/off the base to roll when full/heavy, 2) design of base unit’s drain spout prevents complete liquid drainage even after rocking back and forth, 3) when it rains, the base unit naturally gets flooded through the base unit’s holes on top and gets absorbed through the bottom holes of the barrel contents and gets soggy/rots, 4) tumbling wet contents results in tightly packed rotten balls and when they dry, become hard packed rotten balls, 5) when contents turn into compost (soil like consistency), they drop into the base unit which can’t be cleaned out/drained fully), 6) too expensive to buy today (price has gone up 88% since I bought it)Improvements/solutions to make this the BEST composter: 1) change spout design and location to corner to fully allow easy and complete washing out and drainage of base unit and 2) include a rain cover with heavy base/tie down of some sort to fully cover both units (especially for that high a price!)