How to Make a Compost Bin in Under Two Minutes

I thought you might enjoy this quirky vid on how to make compost bins from the London Community Recycling Network. They appear to be using pallets for the sides, but I couldn't quite make out how they did the doors as this is one of the hardest parts - if you get it wrong the weight of the composting material will force the sides apart.

It's a good time to turn your heap. Yesterday I found that the envelopes I had put in my compost bin had been compressed into a hard pan, dividing the compost in two. More shredding and turning for me from now on...