Description

Simple and easy to use: With a Hungry Bin, you never need to touch the worms. There are no heavy trays to move around. The waste going in and the castings coming out are at opposite ends of the system, so you don’t have to deal with one to get to the other. You simply lift the lid with one hand and deposit the worm food in the top, and the worms do the rest. You never need to disturb the worms!

Highly efficient: The unique shape encourages worms to access the food scraps at the top, leaving compressed castings below – Worms don’t like compression so they stay at the top where the food is. Hungry Bins have a large processing capacity of up to 2kg of organic waste a day. One Hungry Bin can process the food waste of a family of 4-5 people; however, they also work well at lower capacities of only one-person households.

High-quality construction: The bin is manufactured in UV-stabilised, food-grade plastic on a zinc-plated frame, making it more robust than black tray-based farms. The Hungry Bin is designed for decades of service, not a short-lived product that will end up becoming waste itself. Designed and manufactured in New Zealand, from high-quality virgin food-grade plastic which does not contain heavy metals or BPAs as many recycled plastics do. The product should last 25-35 years under normal use.

Easy harvesting: The design allows easy harvesting of castings without heavy, messy lifting – just clip off the lower tray to access 4 liters of compressed castings. When you harvest the castings, you rarely need to separate the worms, which is a problem with stacker-type worm farms, where the worms are often crawling all over the place! No clogged taps or smells: Each bin produces quality worm castings and liquid soil conditioner for your garden. The flow-through system with in-tray filter for liquids means no more clogged taps – liquid comes straight through the bottom of the bin into the tray or bucket below. The Hungry Bin does not have a tank that tends to fill up with silt and which allow the worms to drown in.

Pest resistant: The tight-fitting lid keeps pests out and is at a comfortable operating height –very convenient to open and close. Rats and vermin cannot climb up the smooth metal legs. Possums cannot lift the lid, which has an anti-wind clipRobust and mobile: The Hungry Bin has large diameter wheels, making moving the bin light work. There are no unstable legs that can fall off.

Well-written informative manual: The Hungry Bin comes with probably the best-written worm farming manual, plus a useful “week by week” calendar, which will help you through the first months of the set-up. And if in doubt, there are the worm lovers’ online resources which will answer any unusual worm farming questions you might need answering!

Attractive, clever, sustainable design: The Hungry Bin’s attractive design aesthetic means you can place it in a prominent position, not hidden away like an ugly garbage bin. The bin is designed around the life cycle and behavior of the compost worm, harnessing a fundamentally natural process. It promotes “ value ” in food waste, and helps educate and assist in more sustainable practices.

High-quality output: Because of its deep volume, castings, and worm juice harvested from a Hungry Bin are “ finished ”and are less likely to contain unbroken down organics – which create smells and can damage plants. You get a better quality product from Hungry Bin. There is nothing better for plants and gardens than the product of a worm farm – the nutrients are in a plant-available form and are suitable for all plants. Compost from a worm farm is processed twice as quickly as a regular compost heap and is up to 5 times more effective.

Slower to heat up: Due to the larger volume, the core of the Hungry Bin takes longer to heat up during heat waves, so the worms survive longer before emergency action is required.