Topic: Flies in kitchen caddy

[caroline7758]

I can put up with the swarm of tiny flies that comes out when I open my compost bin outside, but I'm gettig the same in my kitchen caddy where i collect the kitchen waste to go into the compost. Any ideas for reducing this problem, apart from keeping it outside?

[Unwashed]

Does the lid not seal tight?  I'm sure ours does and I've never noticed a problem with flies.

[redcoat]

I'm guessing the contents are too wet.

I always put some folded newspaper in the bottom of my kitchen 'caddy' to soak up any liquid.  Also, I have a pile of sheets of newspaper (about half pages) and all kitchen waste is rolled into a loose package before being put in the 'caddy'.

All of this composts down quite happily when mixed with the usual suspects in the main  bin.

[caroline7758]

Good idea- I do put newspaper in the bottom but will try wrapping stuff up as well. The lid doesn't fit tightly, it's just the standard lift-up-lid type, came free with the compost bin if I remember correctly. They are the same type of flies that tend to get in the fruit bowl in hot weather.