The composter is an essential item in your inventory in Minecraft. Compostable materials are converted into bone meal using a composter.
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- Place the seven bits of wood onto the grid around the outside so that they form a U shape.
- The middle square should now be blank, along with the second box in the top row.
- Once they are in there the composter should appear and all you need to do is to add it to your inventory.
Natural generation
Composters generate in village farms.
With the exception of bamboo, poisonous potatoes, dead bushes, meat, and fish, composters can be used to recycle food and plant materials into bone meal. The player must use one of several items on the composter to accomplish this. Depending on the block’s fullness, an adjacent comparator facing away from the composter emits a comparator signal strength of up to 8. Composters appear to have an empty interior. Therefore, only the top of a composter, not the sides or bottom, can be used by entities to enter or exit. The height of the “floor” in the composter is determined by how full it is. This floor is slightly higher than the block below when the composter is completely empty, and there is a slight dip at the top when it is completely full. Any objects inside the composter are raised in proportion to the composter’s increasing fullness. [Bedrock Edition only].
By putting compostable items in the composter, you can fill it with compost. A green particle () appears after an item has been added successfully. The supported items, which have varying degrees of compostability, are listed in the table below. An item is more likely to add another layer of compost if its percentage is higher. Each layer of compost has a podzol-like appearance. The compost changes appearance when the composter reaches the seventh layer, indicating that bone meal can be collected by running the composter one more time.
The following table lists the materials that can be used in a composter, the likelihood that a material will add compost to a level, and the typical number of materials required to fill a composter. Smaller pieces (individual pieces of wheat, melon slices, etc. than the blocks or other products that can be made from them, they (produce more compost). Cookies are an exception because each recipe yields 8 cookies, and when combined, they provide more than 3 times the compost.
Changing profession
Any resident villager who has not yet selected a job site block has the opportunity to switch their profession to farmer if a village has a composter that has not yet been claimed by a villager.
Redstone componentSee also:
A redstone comparator can be powered by a composter. A comparator outputs a signal strength between 0 and 8 proportional to how full the composter is when it is behind it (either directly or separated by an unpowered solid block): 0 for empty, 1 for 17 full, 2 for 27 full, and so on to 6 The numbers 7 and 8 indicate that you are completely full and that the bone meal is ready to be collected, respectively. However, the comparator does not update right away if there is a block between the composter and comparator.
Composters can interact with hoppers. The composter’s bottom hopper draws bone meal from it. Items are pushed into a composter by a hopper or dropper that is directly above it and facing downward. See Hopper § Redstone component for more details.
Hoppers cannot interact with the sides of a composter.
Composter waste can be smelted using a furnace as fuel. 5 items.
Note Blocks
Under note blocks, composters can be positioned to create a “bass” sound.
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_empty1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_empty2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_empty3.ogg | Composter empties | Blocks | When a composter is emptied | block.composter.empty |
subtitles.block.composter.empty |
1.0 | 1.0 | 16 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill3.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill4.ogg | Composter filled | Blocks | When adding to a composter | block.composter.fill |
subtitles.block.composter.fill |
0.3 | 0.8 | 16 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill_success1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill_success2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill_success3.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill_success4.ogg | Composter filled | Blocks | When successfully adding to a composter | block.composter.fill_success |
subtitles.block.composter.fill |
1.0 | 1.0 | 16 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_ready1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_ready2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_ready3.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_ready4.ogg | Composter composts | Blocks | When composting completes | block.composter.ready |
subtitles.block.composter.ready |
1.0 | 1.0 | 16 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill1.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill2.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill3.ogghttps://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Composter_fill4.ogg | Farmer works | Friendly Creatures | Randomly while a farmer is working | entity.villager .work_farmer |
subtitles.entity .villager.work_farmer |
1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 |
Data values
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composter | composter |
Block & Item | block.minecraft.composter |
- Blocks Direct Item Form ID, used in add-ons and savegame files
- ↑ Available with
/givecommand. - The block’s ID is shared by the block’s direct item form.
Block states Composter with different compost levels (note that the side textures for the compost do not actually exist and are only added for demonstration)
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| level | 0 |
012345678 |
When at level 8, bone meal is able to be collected from the composter. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| composter_fill_level | 0x10x20x40x8 |
0 |
012345678 |
012345678 |
When at level 8, bone meal is able to be collected from the composter. |
Issues relating to “Composter” are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
- The compost texture is based on the podzol texture.
- In terms of yield, potatoes produce slightly more than beets, carrots, or wheat when grown specifically for composting. But melons don’t need to be replanted after harvest and provide almost the same yield per field space.
- A composter generated in a village
- A full and partially filled composter in a farm
How to Make a Composter in Minecraft Survival Mode (Bedrock Edition Recipe Tutorial)
FAQ
How do I make a composter?
Creating Your Own DIY Compost BinFind a plastic storage container. Drill holes in the bin. Create a dry base. Add dirt. Toss in food scraps. Mix & moisten!.
Why can’t I make a composter in Minecraft?
The recipe to make a composter requires seven wooden slabs. To create a composter, you can combine any wooden slabs you have. To make a composter, you will also require a crafting table’s 3×3 crafting menu.
What is the best thing to put in a composter Minecraft?
Smaller pieces (individual pieces of wheat, melon slices, etc. than the blocks or other products that can be made from them, they (produce more compost). Cookies are an exception because each recipe yields 8 cookies, and when combined, they provide more than 3 times the compost.
How do compost bins work in Minecraft?
In Minecraft, the composter processes recyclable materials into bone meal.
