Build a Recycled Compost Tumbler

By Barry Dowling
Published on December 1, 2001
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PHOTO: BARRY DOWLING
Here is a picture of a compost tumbler I built out of recycled material.

Build a recycled compost tumbler using a 55-gallon drum, hospital bed parts, a hinge and aluminum scraps.

Here is a picture of a compost tumbler I built out of recycled material: one old 55-gallon drum, an old hospital bed frame and rollers, one old hinge and some scrap pieces of aluminum. The only things I bought were the latches when I decided to build a recycled compost tumbler. Since this picture was taken, I have added two rings around the barrel to keep it from walking from left to right. It works great!

Barry Dowling
East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

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