COMPOST
COMPOST-ONLY
We offer a composting-pickup service included with the price of any trash/recycling pickup level AND we offer a composting-only service!
BUSINESSES
We pick-up large scale compost for local businesses!
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COLLABORATION
We partner with the Alan Day Community Garden.
All food scraps we pick up go right back into the soil in our community!
WHY COMPOST?
"COMPOSTING PROMOTES BIODIVERSITY AND FEEDS THE SOIL."
"COMPOSTING REDUCES LANDFILL WASTE"
OUR COMPOSTING GUIDE
Are you a first-time composter? Here are some of our tips as well as a guide for what we compost and how you can start!
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FOOD WASTE WE COMPOST:
✔ Eggs & eggshells
✔ Fruits & vegetables, peels & pits, nuts & shells
✔ Bread, rice, pasta, dough & baked goods
✔ Dairy including cheese & butter
✔ Spoiled or moldy food (no liquids)
✔ Loose tea, coffee grounds & filters
✔ Anything that is (or was) edible
ADDITIONAL INFO:
✔ Put in a closed container lined with a paper bag, newspaper, leaf mulch, or clean sawdust. Please clean your container regularly.
✔ All plans include up to 8 gallons of compost per pickup. Extra is $1 per gallon if we have room (free if you have trash pickup and have not reached the maximum trash weight of your plan).
✔ Please contact us for special arrangements with large yard waste; $2 per 10 gallons. (leaves, brush, sticks, weeds, small trees, etc.)
Spoke Folks can loan 5g buckets to customers.
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