Queer-Owned Compost Collection Companies
- Sara Olson
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min read
Happy Pride Month! This series has been so popular and I wanted to make sure I made a Queer-Owned version! Please read on to learn about these Queer-Owned businesses helping to change the world.
Schmelly's Dirt Farm
Located in New Orleans, LA.
Schmelly’s Dirt Farm is an organics recycling company that collects organic was from local New Orleans Businesses and Events and turns it into high quality compost. Their mission is to transform New Orleans' food scraps into healthy soil while fostering meaningful, uplifting jobs.
Services:
Business Compost Pickup
Event Compost Service
Service Area:
Greater New Orleans, LA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @schmellys
Website:
TAWA Compost
Community Scale Composting & Food Rescue in LA.
Located in Los Angeles, CA.
TAWA is a compost collection company based in Los Angeles. Their mission is: Feed people, land, and soul. For the evolution of species, and the preservation of our beautiful planet earth.
Services:
Residential Pick-Up Service
Commercial Pick-Up Service
Service Area:
Los Angeles, CA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @tawa_compost
Website:
Green Heron Compost
Turn Your Spoil Into Soil
Located in Knoxville, TN.
Food waste and compostable collection service for Knox County, TN residents, businesses, and events.
Services:
Pay-As-You-Go: $12 a Pickup
Unlimited Pickups: $9 a month or $99 a year
Service Area:
Knox County, TN.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @greenheroncompost
Website:
Enrich Compost
Convenient & Equitable Composting in RVA.
Located in Richmond, VA.
Enrich Compost is a compost collection company based in Richmond, Virginia. Their mission is to reduce the levels of greenhouse gas produced by diverting food from landfills. They aim to educate people about food waste and keeping carbon in the ground by creating compost. They have a mutual aid based sliding scale pricing system. This system is three tiers; Tier 1 is the higher end for those, "who are comfortably able to meet their basic needs, and have expendable income," Tier 2 is the middle tier for those, "who are able to meet their basic needs, and have some expendable income," Tier 3 is the lowest tier and is for those, "who are unable to or struggle to meet their basic needs, and have little to no expendable income." Enrich Compost believes Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color are owed reparations and encourages BIPOC to choose Tier 3 when signing up.
Services:
1 Bucket Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: Tier 1- $32, Tier 2- $23, Tier 3- $14 (A Month)
2 Buckets Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: Tier 1- $35, Tier 2- $27, Tier 3- $20 (A Month)
1 Bucket Monthly Pick-Up: $10 A Month
Service Area:
Richmond, VA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @enrichcompost
Website:
Treehouse Compost
Fayette, Jessamine, and Madison County Kentucky.
Treehouse Compost is Central Kentucky’s & Western Appalachia’s residential and small business compost pickup service. They also provide educational seminars, compost-related consulting, and community-scale pilot-program execution.
Services:
Weekly Service: $35.00 A Month
Bi-Weekly Service: $20 A Month
Once A Month: $15 A Month
Service Area:
Fayette, Jessamine, and Madison County Kentucky.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @treehousecompost859
Website:
I know I may not have gotten all of the Queer-Owned Compost Collection Companies, so please reach out if so and I can add you to this post! I hope you all enjoyed this resource and please share it around! Have a wonderful rest of Pride Month
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