It took a little trial and error to see the full benefits of this. I have a large yard and use it for yard waste and kitchen waste. Initially I would put in too much wet green waste and it would get a little funky. I realized I had to add enough drier waste to balance it out. Now it works great and makes nice compost to add to the garden. Very happy with it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have had this composter for about 5 years and it has been excellent unit. I usually get about 1-1/4 yards of compost each year even tho we only have about 9 months to use it because of the cold weather.

I was pleased to find out that I could order parts that had rusted. Better yet!! They were replaced at no cost. I have had my composting bins for 3 to 5 years (can't remember exactly how many as time flies) and have great results versus the old fashioned way of just having a pile out back.

The Lifetime Double Bin Rotating Composter been a great product for a period of years. Not unexpectedly given the moisture created when creating compost (and I fill the bins to capacity), a couple of the metal parts rusted and detached. I called and the parts were in stock and were shipped to me the same day. Very impressive customer service.

I called Lifetime to order the the parts to repair the locking mechanism. Customer Service was able to identify all the parts needed and provided them as a customer service. I received the parts as scheduled and was able to repair our double composter without any problems.

My opinion of the composter has gone from love to hate to love. I was delighted with the unit initially because of the ease of use, and the convenience of not having to turn the compost pile every week or so. The delight faded when the latching mechanism rusted and became difficult to open and close the access door. When I called to purchase a replacement mechanism I was pleasantly surprised when the agent offered to replace the hardware free of charge. When I asked the rep if they had addressed the rusting problem I was told they have powder coated the metal parts so there should be no further issues. Since they apparently have corrected the rust problem this has turned out to be my favorite method to create "black gold" for my garden.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought this a few years ago and it worked great until a few days ago when it collapsed and the tube the barrels rotate on collapsed. All of the metal parts have significant rust on them and I have been using wd 40 on them since the beginning. The plastic parts are in fair condition and if the metal parts are available I think I could fix it

I really LOVED this composter...UNTIL the hinge mechanism holding the lid on to one of the containers rusted through and the lid fell off. Without a lid, the Dual Compost Tumbler does not tumble! We purchased the composter during the summer of 2013, so it was only two years old. The hinge mechanism appears to have rusted through. The composter was not exposed to water often, as Texas is drought-stricken. Nor was the lid stressed excessively, as it rested on a fence when it was opened. Now, the lid on the remaining container is almost impossible to open, I'm guessing due to rust. This is a product that has great features and that should be getting uniform five star reviews, but I cannot give it anything but a one-star because cheap parts were used in the most critical places.

I have owned this product for just short of 2 years and the arms that attach to the latch mechanism has completely rusted through and detached. The lid no longer stays closed, rendering the product useless. I have also never been very impressed with how loosely connected the panels are to each other.

We have had our tumbler for 2+ years. We have had issues with the pins breaking, the lock getting stuck - so now we can't open the lid without prying the sides away; and the tumbler corners falling out. With a better locking mechanism, this may have been a better review.