Countertop compost collector

An organic material collection container for use with a collection bag, comprising:

• a continuous substantially vertical side wall, said side wall defining a volume generally matching a volume of the collection bag, said volume having a top opening and a bottom opening, said side wall having an inner wall with a plurality of substantially vertically-extending support ribs provided on said inner wall defining a plurality of vertically-extending chutes;
• a bottom joined to said side wall and closing said bottom opening, said bottom including one or more spacers defining one or more bottom orifices around said bottom opening with said one or more bottom orifices communicated to said chutes;
• a retaining rim joined to said side wall at said top opening with said retaining rim defining a perimeter length sized to generally match a perimeter length of an opening of the collection bag and wherein said top opening has a perimeter length greater than said perimeter length of said retaining rim to thereby provide one or more top orifices communicated to said chutes between said retaining rim and said inner wall;
• whereby a plurality of air channels are formed by said plurality of chutes when the collection bag is disposed within said volume and said opening of the collection bag is coupled to said retaining rim with said air channels communicating air flow between said one or more top orifices and said one or more bottom orifices.