I’ve had my EZ grip stainless steel compost pail for about a week now and I have to say, I could not be more pleased.

I have always considered myself fairly eco-friendly, and I’ve had a compost pile in the back yard for quite a while now, but up until now, I’ve been stuck with trying to remember to take out the fruit peelings and coffee grounds as soon as I was done with them.

For a while, we tried a plastic container on the counter, but it invariably started to stink and we ended up with a horrible fruit fly problem, so that ended as quickly as it started.

Now at long last though, I think that I have discovered the solution.

This elegant little compost pail fits right on my (always messy, of course) kitchen counter and can hold up to a week’s worth of kitchen scraps before it fills up. All the while, because of the filter, it doesn’t smell! To make things even better, because it is stainless steel, I don’t have to worry about it getting knocked off the counter and cracking, unlike that ugly old plastic bucket.

The handle on it is great too, as I can carry it like a coffee pot without having to worry about grabbing it by the wrong part and spilling it all over the floor. The other handles are also great, easy to use and really comfortable. The lid fits on very tightly so I don’t have to worry about anything escaping or anyone getting into it.

Anyone with cats or toddlers should know what I am talking about. This thing really is very well designed.

Because of its shiny steel, it’s easy to keep clean. A quick swipe of glass cleaner, or in really bad cases a sponge and it’s good as new. The fingerprints I can live with, but if I wanted to, I could take care of those easily as well.

If you have a compost pile I really recommend this thing to make getting your compost out to the pile next to hassle free. If you do not already compost your kitchen scraps and lawn extras, there is no time like the present to get started. It’s a great way to reduce the amount of food waste going into the landfill and fertilize your garden as well.