Composting unit

A composting unit comprising a stand, a substantially cylindrical container being mounted in an elevated position on said stand for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis, means for effecting manual rotation of said container, a door being provided in the cylindrical wall of said container through which material to be composted can be loaded into and composted material discharge from said container, a fly proof aeration drain unit being fitted to the wall of said container through which any excess liquid can discharge when said unit is in the lowermost position and through which air can pass into said container and at least one fly proof discharge vent being positioned in at least one wall of said container remote from said aeration drain unit so that air can flow through said container, said seration drain unit comprising a dome shaped member being mounted over a recess formed in the wall of said container, the walls of said domed shaped member being provided with a series of perforated openings and the lower edge of said domed shaped member being provided with a series of castellations through which liquid can drain from said container into said recess and said recess being covered by a fly wire mesh member.