You will find how much easier it is to compost by using bags. The Bag makes composting practically no work. It makes composting much less messy. Compost material will get on everything, clinging everywhere. The Bag will keep the mess down.

Maximize lifting leverage by lifting as close to the bag as possible.  Damp compost will be heavy.  Form loops with the straps to aid in lifting.   We highly recommend a Bowline knot.  It is easy to untie even after heavy loads.  Tying a Bowline is simple:

Use a mix of brown and green material in the bag.  Having all green material (grass clippings, kitchen vegetable and fruit scraps, just-pulled plants, chicken manure, etc. ) in one bag and all brown (dried leaves, straw, peat moss, cocoa fiber, shredded paper, woody material, etc.) in another will not work well. Optimal composting requires a mix of both materials.

Microorganisms grow best when they are able to easily reach both greens and browns. When you start a bag, you need to mix dirt or compost thoroughly into your material to serve as microorganism bridges to the material. Make sure dirt or compost touch as much of the material as much as possible.

Break up overly long branches and twigs to prevent poking through the bag.Though the bag is tough and extremely tear-resistant, it is not puncture or cut-proof.

Cover the bag or bags with a tarp or lid to prevent moisture evaporation or to protect against too much water during rainstorms.

Water the compost directly through the bag. There is no need to open it.

The straps may bind and make the bag hard to open. You must first loosen and pull the straps out at the corner junctures where the straps wrap back before you pull the bag open. After this, the bag opens quite easily.

Container composting.  The container will be anything with enclosed sides and may have holes punched or provided for ventilation and drainage.  This includes ready-made enclosed plastic compost bins.   You can use just one bag, but we recommend at least three bags for continuous compost (see tumbler composting).

Tumbler composting.  A minimum of three bags is recommended.  One will be for raw material, a second one for an intermediate composting stage, and a third for finished compost that's ready for use in the garden.   You then adjust for as many bags as needed for a continuous supply of compost.

Pile and open bin composting.  Composting with open bins or piles is the way to go for those gardeners needing a lot of compost.   However, because they are opened, a certain critical mass is needed for accelerated composting to take place.  For the often-recommended 3x3x3 feet open bin, you will need 9 large bags or 18 medium bags to fill it.   You will need at least that many bags for good pile composting to take place.