First, you need a composting container. There are some excellent official versions you can buy, such as sturdy countertop compost bins with lids that include air holes and useful handles. However ...

Add the kitchen counter composter by-product to your outdoor compost bins (as green compost) at any time. It will help speed up the composting process and create nutrient-dense, garden-ready compost.

Each countertop compost bin includes 20 compostable bags as well as three odorless fillers. You can keep the bins right on your kitchen counter. This makes them great for small spaces like apartments.

Our favorite kitchen compost bins are affordable (or free), easy to clean, and may help you keep up a composting habit for the long run.

We rounded up the best tabletop compost bins that you can buy online from brands like OXO, Simple Human, Norpro, and more. Shop our must-have picks now.

Want to start composting? We talked to composting experts for advice on how to find the best compost bin for your kitchen.

NYC has officially mandated composting. We consulted a master composter and farm director who shared a how-to guide on composting, including the best compost bins to shop for in 2025.

The makers of Lomi, a kitchen countertop food recycler that promises “garden-ready dirt” on its website, said in an email that the device produced “pre-compost” or a “nutrient-rich soil ...

One PS editor tests out the Lomi Electric Composter on her countertop in the kitchen and shares her full review of the sustainable tool here.