NOVELTY - An organic waste collecting device apparatus comprises an air and water proof rigid container (3); a perforated lid (1); a filter (2); a rigid annular flange (4) with a raised ridge (13) and handle (7); a biodegradable compliant/flexible bag (5) for collecting fluid containing organic waste and for hanging from flange by going over raised ridge of flange and secured the on raised ridge by a retaining band that fits the raised ridge of flange such that when retaining band is tight and operational, the bag does not slip out from between the raised ridge of flange and the retaining band.    USE - For collecting organic waste (claimed) such as kitchen waste such as plant and food leftovers and vegetables peelings, tea leaves, coffee ground, household waste such as weed, yard leaves, grass or tree/shrub pruings, and waste paper, that can be converted into compost.    ADVANTAGE - The organic waste collecting device apparatus promotes optimal aeration of the organic waste resulting in aerobic oxidation of the waste. This design offers maximum possible aeration of the organic waste as compared to any other design and without the need for undesirable and sometimes unpleasant periodic manual tilling of the organic waste and without the need for complex construction. The apparatus holds the organic waste only until it is completely filled after which time the biodegradable bag containing the organic waste is deposited into a compost pile. The apparatus is a simple device, economical and easy to manufacture and easy to use all desirable qualities of a novel device that can lead to its widespread use in today's environmentally conscious society. Since the leachate sits in close proximity with the biodegradable bag above, the organic waste does not loose too much water and become dehydrated. If, for example, the contents of the biodegradable bag become too dry, the waste will absorb the water vapor from the leachate, prompting more evaporation of the water from the leachate. If, however, the water content of the organic waste inside the biodegradable bag is too high, more water will simply leach into the bottom of the rigid container via the action of gravity. Once the container is full, the apparatus allows the user to simply lift handle on the flange to pull the biodegradable bag that is secured on the flange via a retaining band, out of the rigid container and deposit the biodegradable bag containing the organic waste into a compost pile. Since the bag is manufactured from inexpensive biodegradable mesh, the bag itself will decay into compost. Thus, the device is user friendly and offers the ease of operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic waste collecting device apparatus comprises an air and water proof rigid container (3) having a rim (10) with a shoulder (9) running parallel to the the rim and located towards top opening of the container; a perforated lid (1) with a knob (12) that rests on the rim of the container to cover the contents inside the container; a filter (2) that rests on that side of the lid that is exposed to the inside of the container and that is opposite to the side that contains the knob, which is used to lift the lid; a rigid annular flange (4) with a handle (7) and a raised ridge (13) and is resting on the shoulder of the container and handle has an operational up and a storage down position; a compliant or flexible bag (5) constructed from a mesh like biodegradable material for collecting fluid containing organic waste and for hanging from the flange by going over the raised ridge of the flange and secured on the raised ridge of the flange using a retaining band that fits the raised ridge of the flange such that when the retaining band is tight and operational, the biodegradable bag does not slip out from between the raised ridge of the flange and the retaining band. In the apparatus, a lower portion of the rigid container is manufactured from a rigid transparent material to allow the user to estimate the level of the leachate inside the rigid container. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for collecting organic waste using organic waste collecting device apparatus involving depositing fluid containing organic waste into a compliant or flexible bag constructed from a mesh like biodegradable material for collecting the organic waste and hanging inside a rigid container from a support device that can support the weight of the biodegradable bag when full and the material of the biodegradable bag, where the bag is constructed from a material that additionally allows aeration of the whole surface of the organic waste that is in contact with the walls of the bag through the pores in the material of the bag and further allows the leachate to leach out through the pores in the bag into inside cavity of the container; and collecting the leachate that has escaped through the pores of the biodegradable bag, into the inside cavity of container, where the size of the biodegradable bag is such that when it is suspended from the support it leaves a gap large enough for some natural but limited expansion of the biodegradable bag due to the weight of the organic waste and large enough so that the biodegradable bag does not touch the top of the leachate surface below.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an exploded view of the organic waste collecting device apparatus.    Lid (1)    Filter (2)    Rigid container (3)    Flange (4)    Biodegradable drainage bag (5)    Retaining band (6)    Handle (7)    Inside cavity (8)    Shoulder (9)    Rim (10)    Knob (12)    Raised ridge of flange. (13)