Building a Compost Bin- Re-Purpose, Reuse, Recycle

[brdonaldson]

Change the title to the "whys" of repurposing... I learned nothing about composting or bins.

[ctb619]

Less preaching, more telling us about building a compost bin.

[mnm1067]

The wood you get from pallet is not perfectly good wood, its hardly wood at all. Most pallets I've seen, and I've seen many because all the 100,000 products my company sends out every month goes on pallets, is the crap wood that you can't really do anything with. It's not water resistant, is usually filled with knots, torn screws, and the planks are hardly what I call straight or even slightly useful. Just because its free and available does not mean it makes sense to repurpose.

[lowcarbonhome]

@mnm1067 thanks for watching. The message of the video is not about the wood perse but about the principle of repurposing. As it happens the pallet wood i came across was oak and quite sturdy. :)

[999Atwood]

He hit the nail on the head, pun intended! People live this gross consuptive life because they are worried what the folks next door would think if the bought used, recycled or reclaimed as a lifestyle.

[999Atwood]

"consumptive" that is...missed my M

[bug379]

Totally unrelated to the video, I know.. but your mannerisms are very much like the actor Vincent D'onofrio's (law and order)

[ashlypeacelovell]

I feel you on this vid. it gets so frustrating sometimes when ppl would rather buy than reuse something...I am soo thrilled that I am not the only one who has a voice! Keep on Keeping on! love the video!

[tw2701]

You're ahead of your time. What you're doing is to be commended, and it's a lost art. School wood shops and sewing labs now contain computers.

[666soad]

really awesome video

[Odziz]

Excellent project, better than paying $50 for a plastic compost bin with half the capacity.

Scrap pallets are definitely and under used commodity.

I saw a program where two guys from Maidstone, UK completely refurnished their house from scrap pallets. After de-nailing them, they were run through a finisher and used in the construction of their entire fitted kitchen and bedrooms.

[envirosponsible]

This is an excellent example of repurposing. Rethinking our use of materials and time will prove crucial to rising to upcoming challenges.