What is the material made out of? I am concerned the chemicals in the container wall will leach into the compost which we would use for growing food.
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I don't know much about plastics, but this seems to be a pretty heavy plastic and very sturdy. I've only had it a few months, but it definitely has "cooked" and I recently set up another open compost and transferred the compost to the open one, so I could start all over again. The compost that I moved was full of worms and entirely broken down. I'm very excited about using it this spring!
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I don't know what the container is made of. The compost bin has done a wonderful job in composting!
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It appears to be completely made of porcelain, but you may want to contact manufacturer. Can't imagine they would use lead in something that is going to be used for food prep.
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It is not something people grow (I associate the word "organic" with organically-grown); it is clay; it is as far as I know made of nothing but clay from the earth. The same for Frontier red clay which has more oxides (and for me works a bit better maybe for that reason as I have hypoxia). So it is "all natural" -- that is not man-made.
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It appears to be flashspun high-density polyethylene, starting its life as benzene derived from oil. If this was from an "organic" source, such as cotton or hemp it would never last outdoors. Placing this over existing weeds will eventually kill the weeds; although some weed seed will be viable for years, weeds cannot grow through this material. BTW, it holds up well to a weed eater too for clearing weeds and grass from around the bed, but I mulched around mine to ensure I didn't damage them.
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we used old plastic food storage containers...ones that we lost the lid or it broke. Poked holes in the side for ventilation, filled with vermiculite, and couple months later...baby ddragons
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The main ingredient is Gypsum. you can buy it at a Grange Co-op cheap, it is a soil amedment.
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A quick Google search might help you. I found out that Food Grade plastics are those that contain no dyes, chemicals or any recycled material that could leach into food (or in this case, water poured through the unit). Hope that helps...
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I agree with the previous reply that the material is like Styrofoam. Its purpose is insulation - to keep contents warm. So far, it seems to hold up and not disintegrate.S.D.
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It is made of a plastic type material. It is not weather proof for long periods of time. I bought mine as an outdoor kitchen for my deck and it has warped in the sun.
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It's made of a light but sturdy plastic. I had several and they all held up fine after being outside all winter after planting season. We're getting ready to start all over again. They are very easy to use, good luck with you garden!
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I'm not sure, it's kind of a waxy felt substance, it mostly resembles a thick cloth. Drains well, though. I grew all kinds of things in them, in some pots I grew sweet corn and green beans together, the smaller ones I grew carrots and radishes. I left them outside all winter, though, filled with dirt, so as soon as the glacier melts I'll check them out, I hope they made it because I love them, but they're kinda pricey.
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It's made out of stuff that holds water and lets it soak areas needing irrigation in the yard. I haven't had time nor the interest to go inside the hose or do extensive chemical testing or investigation. Contact the manufacturer.
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It's organic...so my guess is no. I'd only worry about chemicals reacting to weather. Plus this suff is the solids from waste treatment plants. In other words it's poop. U will be fine..it's late June here in NY and I put a bad down last week.
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Sorry, I can't really say. There is nothing specific on the package, but being an alloy of copper and zinc and and the need to protect the it from oxidation I would not recommend it for a food container.
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I would say yes it's made out of plastic. It is only heavy by the amount of soil you put in it
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The unit is made of High Density Poly Ethylene. It is a food grade plastic designed for use with water. It doesn't leach BPA because of the type of plastic. It is made locally in Wisconsin for AquaCera.
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If you compost cardboard, I think it is all compostable except for the plastic wrapper. I ended up not composting any of it because of the amount of wet compostables such as food and garden waste that are necessary to mix in to compost these dry ingredients. The mix of wet to dry is about 3 to 1 and in the early spring when I used these, I had nowhere near enough. I guess they are still better for the landfill than plastic.