I have this one

It has holes in the top and a carbon filter, but I have changed the filter once in the years I have been using it. I think just rinsing it out every couple of times it is emptied is fine.

I agree with parsley re. clutter etc. I put my kitchen scraps in a cooking pot that got a leak/hole. Line it with a plastic bag and is under the sink. If it gets sort of smelly before it's full, I transfer it to a 3 gal bucket outside the house. So, save some of the plastic bags when buying your veggies/fruit. I need counter top space for other stuff or just keep it clear. My idea of worm farming is to use/re-purpose stuff I have around the house. I buy things only when there's no other way around it; (I don't mean stealing it from my neighbour, lol) like i.e. reptile cable heater to keep them from freezing in winter and such. Call me stingy. Yes, I am.

11otis i have to agree with you. keeping worms shouldnt cost a bomb and so far getting ready for mine hasnt and i would like to keep it that way. i like to re-use stuff when ever possible for around the house. the pot i am using is not big so i will just spend a few minutes cutting up all scraps small saving space and hopefully speeding up the process. i will put a few holes in my lid and put a piece of lint over the lid held on with an elastic band and that will do me just fine. no need to be over priced or fancy as long as it dose the job.

how do you know when the scraps are ready to feed to the worms when kept in a container in the kitchen ? i could probably do with more than 1 of these.

I have this container under the kitchen sink just so I don't have to go outside to my 3 gal. WF (worm food) container every time I eat a banana or have an apple.

""how do you know when the scraps are ready to feed to the worms when kept in a container in the kitchen ?"" The stuff at the bottom definitely don't look the way they did due to decomposing/rotting and you'll start to find liquid pooling, and the smell is off.

"" i could probably do with more than 1 of these."" We buy ice cream in 1.67 lt. plastic containers and I save these containers instead of putting them out at the curb for recycling. They have many uses for my worm farming. Didn't bother putting holes anywhere. The frequency of opening the lid to put stuff in allows for needed O2. Once it started to smell, it's time to dump it into a worm bin or the holding bin. Don't forget to save plastic bags when you buy veggie and/or fruit. Saves time using these to line the container and no need to waste good water for rinsing.

I just put a piece of paper in the bottom of my container, that keeps it less yucky. Newspaper if I have some, or a paper towel or napkin that's been used once already.

And that can go to worms as well. Good idea parsley.