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Hit 100 pounds of compost from my apartment setup and nobody warned me about the weight
I finally weighed my finished compost after a year of running a dual-bin system under my sink in a one-bedroom. Came out to 102 pounds of dark, crumbly soil that I gave away to neighbors with houseplants. The part that surprised me was how heavy wet scraps get before they break down, I thought my counter would sag. I had to reinforce the cabinet floor with a plywood board to stop worrying about it. Has anyone else hit a big weight milestone and realized their setup wasn't built for the long haul?
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matthew8641mo agoTop Commenter
Did you see that study about how a cubic foot of wet kitchen scraps can weigh close to 60 pounds? That's basically having a small kid sitting on your cabinet shelf. My buddy had to rebuild his whole under-sink area after his cracked from the weight.
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