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No, I usually just put the scraps in the clean sink as I chop and peel and go about prepping food.

I think using a bowl is a good idea but buying one with the sole purpose of just putting scraps in it, is a waste of money in my book.

I just use whatever extra bowl I have around at that moment. It is incredibly useful to get into the habit of having one central spot for it while cooking.

No, but I work within the concept. I have rabbits, so they get any veggie scraps that are edible (carrot tops and peels, celery tops and bottoms, etc). Onions, garlic, and veggie scraps that have turned go right into a compost container that is in my kitchen.

Yes! Every time we cook, we toss our compostables in a bowl on the counter. Egg shells and coffee grounds too. I'll admit, sometimes it doesn't go outside until the next day. But I'm working on it. My husband also tosses in his juice pulp from the juicer. I've seen pricier compost containers with a lid and smell filter. But I think if I had one I'd take it out to the composter even less often and then it would be gross. So, yes, the bowl works!

We've re-purposed a container (it originally held Schneider pretzels) for this purpose. It's tall, so nothing falls out, and it is just the right size to catch coffee grounds from our permanent filter if we tap the filter on the jar's lip. We fill the container up throughout the day and empty it each evening. It has a screw-on lid, which we use to keep the cats keep out of it and to limit any smell. We've found we're much more likely to get all of the small bits from veggie prep when there's a container there, and repurposing a bin prevented something from going to be recycled that can be reused.

This method works better for me than my former countertop compost bin (the shiny silver one with the filter that looked like a little trash can). Because of the filter, I would let those scraps sit for days during which time the fruit flies usually appeared.

With the bowl, I really have no choice but to empty it daily. No more flies!

Maybe I overdo it, but we use both a scrap bowl & a compost container in the kitchen. The scrap bowl is whatever bowl I have on hand and I keep it on the counter next to where I'm working. During cleanup, whatever is in the scrap bowl gets moved to a compost canister in the kitchen with a lid & filter, which gets emptied into the compost bin outside whenever it gets full.

I use an old white ceramic biscuit/cookie jar with an air tight lid for everything that goes into our backyard compost bin - fruit and vegie scraps, tea bags, coffee grounds, the occasional tissue (!), my daughter's brown paper lunch bag - you get the drift. the air tight lid keeps the fruit fly and odours at bay and i empty it once per day. i have been scouring thrift shops looking for a smaller version, we are getting some backyard chickens shortly and will need to keep some scraps for them too!

My mother keeps an old tupperware container on the counter for the same purpose.

I use a scrap bowl on the counter, its just a bowl from the cupboard or a not-so-dirty bowl in line to be cleaned. The best scraps go to my turtle, the juicy ones go to my bug box (bugs are used to feed the lizard) and the rest go to the bin under the sink. I used to have a covered bin under the sink but found it got watery and moldy quick. So now it is an old dishpan lined in old paper bag, I never get flies because everything dries out so quick. Once it is full, its dumped into the backyard composter

My mom uses a scrap bowl when cooking, I like it because you don't have to take multiple trips to the trash (or compost bin) I don't compost like my parents because I live in an apartment but I'm thinking of adopting the scrap bowl for myself, I like to clean as I go when I cook.

we usually just keep bits and scraps on the cutting board. everything is easy to transport because the boards are flexible. also, the fruitflies do not start collecting because we throw the scraps into the compost pile to wash the board with the rest of the dishes.