Metro composters available year-round
Sustainable living › Healthy home › Composting guide › Buy a value-priced compost bin
Ready to compost? Metro now offers three different value-priced compost bins to turn your food scraps and yard debris into a natural, garden-boosting soil amendment. Discover new bin sizes and styles at the MetroPaint Swan Island store, and get started composting today.
New bins made from recycled plastic
Enviro World compost bin
- Simple setup great for beginners and smaller yards
- Door at base for easy collection of finished compost
- Just $45 for 10.6-cubic-foot capacity
- Includes rodent-resistant floor
Beaver State recycler compost bin
- Bigger bin for bigger loads
- Rodent-resistant and easy to set up
- Great for hot composting and larger yards
- Only $57 for 12-cubic-foot capacity, just $84 for supersize 21-cubic-foot capacity
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asy pickup at MetroPaint
MetroPaint Swan Island store
4825 N. Basin Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
Closed Sundays and holidays
Quantities limited to supplies on hand. No holds or rain checks. Details subject to change.
Compost accessories also available at MetroPaint
Get a compost aerator for just $16. See photo
Add a Sure-Close kitchen scraps container for only $8.
See product features
Driving directions
From I-5 north: Take exit 303, Killingsworth Street/Swan Island. Follow the sign for Swan Island which will put you on Going Street. When Going Street widens to three lanes, stay in the center lane, then veer right at the Y-intersection onto North Basin Avenue. Get into the left lane. MetroPaint will be the third driveway on your left at 4825 N. Basin Ave.
From I-5 south: Take exit 303, Alberta Street/Swan Island. Get in the right lane. Follow signs to Swan Island which will put you on Going Street. (Do not turn right on Interstate Avenue.) When Going Street widens to three lanes, stay in the center lane, then veer right at the Y-intersection onto North Basin Avenue. Get into the left lane. MetroPaint will be the third driveway on your left at 4825 N Basin Ave.
