Achla CMP03 Spinning Compost Mixer Black Plastic | 
| Brand: Achla
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $200.00
Buy New: $129.50 (On sale from $161.87)
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Rating:  5 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 70
Dimensions (in): 25 x 25 x 28
MPN: CMP-03
Model: CMP03
UPC: 719908309480
EAN: 0719908309480
Release Date: January 17, 2007
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Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | Spinning compost mixing bin with metal stand | | • | Made from 100 percent recycled, extra thick plastic | | • | Thick, heat-absorbing plastic cooks compost for ultra-fast processing | | • | Easy to setup and begin using in minutes; spins easily on sturdy base | | • | Holds 7 cubic feet; stand included; measures 25 by 25 by 28 inches; weighs 93 pounds |
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Product Description
This high-performance tumbler is made of 100% recycled plastic in a heat-absorbing black color which helps compost cook. It is easy to spin this compost bin on its sturdy base. Holds 7 cubic feet.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Misleading description! January 3, 2009
E. Aldridge (New York, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The other one-star reviewers are correct- the description of this bin is totally misleading. The days of the week on this are totally useless- they are just imprints, not separate compartments. The only way to put the compost in is through the side door. Yes, it's sturdy, but with zero features, the $180 price I paid in December was a rip-off. Not recommended. Amazon let me down.
Product description & photo misleading January 2, 2009
C. Ash
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Description cites individual daily compartments into which each day's "add ins" can be included in order to segregate the new kitchen waste from the "already cooked" compost which would drop through into the middle. What was received looks EXACTLY like the photo. Excellent quality plastic, great base, easy to spin, however, the individual "doors" for the separate compartments labeled with each day of the week, are NOT doors. They are simply molded imprints onto the side of a big, empty black barrel. Does have drainage holes every 90degrees around the exterior to the barrel. NO center axis to turn or aerate despite the product describing one as a feature. What was received is just a great big empty barrel with a difficult to add/remove end cover. I am very disappointed. Perhaps there are 2 designs and the one shipped was a "big batch" composter, but that's not what the description stated. Individual doors for segregation are NOT part of this products features regardless of the description. Back it goes, but good Amazon return policy. If it was as described, this would be a keeper, sturdy as "all get out" and great potential, but as a batch barrel only, not adding a bit at a time. I expect the lid would come on and off more easily after a few uses.
Warning, Incorrect Description for ACHLA CMP03 December 29, 2008
D. Brownell (Boston, MA USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I ordered this composter based on the Amazon product description but when it arrived it was nothing like the description. Only the photo is correct. Important... This composter DOES NOT HAVE "separate compartments for each day of the week with days labeled on each lidded opening for faster processing" which is what the Amazon description said. It is a solid plastic barrel with only one end cap. It can rotate on the base but in order to put material into it you need to tip the whole thing on its end and open the big endcap. This is not something that my wife would want to do every day after it is filled with 45 gallons of compost. The instructions inside the barrel even say that this is only to be used to take a lot of waste and convert it as a big batch into compost. This is nearly the opposite of what the description implies.
The Amazon description seems to be a mix of the description for the larger CMP05 which does have a metal shaft running through it, the CMP03 combined with somebodies imagination. The CMP03 only has a plastic base. A copywriter would be helpful... note that the weight of the product is listed as 93.5 lbs then 70 lbs and the shipping weight is listed as 33 lbs. The correct answer is 33 lbs.
For the record, if a manufacturer sold a product that fit the Amazon description it would have had all the features a homeowner wants from a daily composter, but this product does not have those features. I have received an RMA for this product and Amazon had said they would correct the errors in the description.
 Fun and rewarding December 2, 2008
George W. Korper
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I never thought I would look forward to composting, but this product makes it fun.
Every day I take kitchen scraps out and add them. Next I rotate and change the day.
It is light, but strong, and the stand is perfect. Good job. It takes one or two times to get the
hang of the cover, but it is very well made.
Great Bulk Compost Mixer February 19, 2008
Michael Archuleta (Austin, Texas)
35 out of 40 found this review helpful
This spinning compost mixer is made of very think and durable plastis. It spins when you put your foot on the side of one of the "steps" that encircle the center of the mixer. The steps are marded witht he days of the week to help you remember when it was last turned. The base is a separate part that is included but not really necessary because the barrel part will balance on its own when on its side. There is lots of room inside as it is designed for bulk compost mixing. One end has a big "X" that acts as a handle to unscrew and open to the inside. What is neat is that the barrel looking composter can be just that, a barrel. I put mine on a wheel dolly and roll it around the yard putting waste in it until it fills up. The only downside I can see is that this composter does not have a way to make compost tea. Otherwise the shipping was quick, the product is virtually indestructible and does what it is supposed to do.
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