Women-Owned Compost Collection Companies
- Sara Olson
- Mar 13, 2022
- 9 min read
Happy Women's History Month! I wanted to take the time to highlight some badass women making change happen while taking care of their communities. All of these companies are fully women-owned. Please use this as a resource and share with everyone you know.
Juneau Composts
Community Organics Recycling
Located in Juneau, AK.
"Your mom might say we're trash collectors. We think we're magicians." Their mission is to turn waste into a resource hoping to inspire all those in their community to manage their waste responsibly. They love composting and know you will too!
Services:
Curbside Collection: $27 a month
Curbside Neighborhood Hub: $20 a month
Drop-off: $15 a month
Service Area:
Juneau, AK.
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Facebook: @juneaucomposts
Website:
Corbin Composting
Compost is life
Located in Flagstaff, AZ.
A locally and lady-owned business serving the greater Flagstaff Area.
Services:
Curbside Collection: $20 a month
Compost Consulting
Service Area:
Greater Flagstaff Area, AZ.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @corbincompost - Facebook: @corbincomp
Website:
Compostable LA
Community Led. Farm Processed.
Located in Los Angeles, CA.
CompostableLA is co-owned by Monique Figueiredo and Jamie Renee Williams, making the business both women and BIPOC owned. Their mission is, "to close the loop in our food systems by transforming former 'waste' into future nutrients, by encouraging environmental justice, and by providing transparency around food systems in Los Angeles."
Services:
Standard Plan: Weekly & Bi-Weekly Pick-Up/Drop-Off is $30-$45 a month
Sawdust Plan: Weekly & Bi-Weekly Pick-Up/Drop-Off is $32-$47 a month
Yearly Plan: Weekly & Bi-Weekly Pick-Up/Drop-Off is $330-$495 a month
Environmental Justice Fund Plan: Weekly & Bi-Weekly Pick-Up/Drop-Off is $40-$50 a month
Service Area:
The service area is not explicitly stated but I want to assume it is most, if not all, of LA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @compostable.la - Facebook: @Hello.CompostableLA
Website:
Orange Compost
Community Powered. Women Owned.
Located in Orange County, CA.
Bi-Weekly Compost Collection Service in Orange County, CA.
Services:
Curbside Collection: $20 a month
Service Area:
Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, and Tustin, CA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @orangecompost
Website:
Common Compost
Located in Oakland, CA.
Common Compost is dedicated to increasing access to high quality, locally produced compost for urban agricultural projects. They aim to encourage food processors to think more holistically about food waste and to reclaim it as a renewable resource.
Services:
Food Recycling
Vermicompost
Urban Garden/Farm Host
Service Area:
Alameda County, CA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Twitter: @compostlocal - Facebook: @commoncompost
Website:
Queen of Compost
Compost.Community.Connection.
Located in Ventura County, CA.
Queen of Compost was created as an extension of an independent student research project by Camila Guzman at California State University Channel Islands. They are committed to raising awareness about food waste, composting, and regenerative agriculture. They believe that every person can make a big difference through the very act of compost. act of composting.
Services:
Farmer's Market Scrap Station
Bucket Swap Program
Events
Service Area:
Ventura, CA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Facebook: @queenofcompost
Website:
Scraps
Located in Arvada, CO.
Scraps was the first compost collection company in Denver to offer services to apartments and condos. It was their frustration about that previous lack of access that made they so passionate. Scraps is also partners with Zero Foodprint and Restore Colorado, which helps to multiple the benefits of composting throughout their region. before Scraps, Denver offered no composting options for apartment & condo dwellers.
Services:
Residential Collection: $25.50 a month
Drop-Off: $15.50 a month
Commercial
Service Area:
Denver Metro Area, Edgewater, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Broomfield, Arvada, and Westminster, CO.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @scraps.mile.high - Facebook: @scrapsmilehigh
Website:
Wompost
Lettuce Break it Down for You
Located in Aurora, CO.
Wompost's vision is to make compost collection and great jobs available to all Colorado communities.
Services:
Weekly Collection: $29.29-$39.39 a month
Weekly Collection Pay Annually: $322.19-$433.29
Drop-Off: $9.09 a month
Service Area:
Aurora, Centennial, Englewood, and Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @wompostaurora - Facebook: @wompost
Website:
WasteWell
Located in the Suburbs of Philadelphia and Certain Neighborhoods in Delaware.
WasteWell provides local curbside composting services, as well as resources to teach their community how to compost at home.
Services:
Bi-Weekly Collection: $25 a month
Service Area:
Chadds Ford, Garnet Valley, Chester Heights, Franklin Station Neighborhood, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Centreville, Greenville, Talleyville, Highlands-Forty Acres- Wawaset Neighborhoods, Delaware.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @wastewell - Facebook: @mywastewell
Website:
Apple Rabbit
Located in Jacksonville, FL.
Apple Rabbit is working to build a network of local restaurants, residents, and farms who want to do their part to help end food waste. They donate their compost back to their community.
Services:
Weekly Pick-Up: $25 a month
Drop-Off: $16 a month
Commercial
Service Area:
Jacksonville, FL
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Facebook: @applerabbitcompost
Website:
Secondhand Soil
Located in Bibb, Houston, and Monroe Counties, GA.
Secondhand Soil provides Georgia counties with Local Compost Pickup Services in a variety of pick-up frequencies, bin sizes, and payment options.
Services:
Weekly Pick-Up 1.6 Gallon: $20 a month
Weekly Pick-Up 3.2 Gallon: $30 a month
Weekly Pick-Up 4.2 Gallon: $35 a month
Office Paper Pick-Up
Service Area:
Bibb, Houston, and Monroe Counties, Georgia.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @seconhand_soil - Facebook: @secondhandsoil
Website:
EarthKeepers Compost
Located in Bloomington, IN.
EarthKeepers is both woman-owned and minority-owned. Their mission is to use their business to help build a stronger community, by creating livable wage green jobs, to providing educational outreach and more.
Services:
Weekly Pick-Up: $32 a month
Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: $20 a month
Drop-Off (Bloomington): $12 a month
Drop-Off (Monroe County): $10 a month
Commercial Services
Service Area:
Monroe County, Indiana.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @earthkeepersindiana
Website:
Ground Down
Located in Fort Wayne, IN.
Ground Down's mission is to make their customers feel good about their health and waste in the most sustainable way possible.
Services:
Weekly Pick-Up: $32 a month
Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: $16 a month
Service Area:
Greater Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @grounddown_fwcompost - Facebook: @grounddownearth
Website:
Earth Mama Compost
Located in Indianapolis, IN.
Earth Mama's mission is to help their community reduce their carbon footprint.
Services:
Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: $20 a month
Service Area:
Zionsville, Marion County, Greenwood, Carmel, Whitestown- Indiana.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @earth_mama_compost - Facebook: @EarthMamaCompost
Website:
Green With Indy
Located in Indianapolis, IN.
Green With Indy's mission is to help their city feed the earth. They aim to support those new and familiar with composting as they continue to grow their green community.
Services:
Residential Curbside Pick-Up: $7.50 per pick up
Weekly Set-Up Fee: $75
Bi-Weekly Set-Up Fee: $65
Drop-Off: $20 a month
Service Area:
Indianapolis- Indiana.
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @greenwithindy
Website:
OffBeet Compost
Located in the Merrimack Valley Region - MA
OffBeet Compost, owned by Kesiah Bascom, is, "committed to creating a resilient green economy in the Merrimack Valley that generates local green jobs, empowers community members to be land stewards and contributes to an environmentally sustainable and JUST landscape."
Services:
The Household Collection Plan is $25 a month for Weekly Pick-Up or $15 a month for Bi-Weekly Pick-Up
The Drop-Off Plan is $12.50 a month
Business Plans
Service Area:
Andover, North Andover, Boxford, Chelmsford, Dracut, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Tewksbury, and Tyngsborough - MA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @offbeetcompost - Facebook: @OBCompost
Website:
Componic
Located in Florissant, MO.
Componic's hope is to make food waste collection a regular part of the lives of the families of Florissant & Hazelwood as they all work together to reduce waste.
Services:
Residential Curbside Pick-Up: $20 a month
Service Area:
Florissant and Hazelwood- Missouri.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @componic_solutions - Facebook: @componicsolutions
Website:
Dirt Rich
Located in Columbia Falls, MT.
Dirt Rich's two main goals are to grow better food and reduce waste. Grow better food: Their biggest passion lies in spreading knowledge about the concepts and science of regenerative agriculture. Reduce waste: They want to help their community to help make change easily and affordably. "Food waste composting is the most energy efficient form of local recycling and helps mitigate methane emissions, landfill expansion and herbicide use.
Services:
Residential Curbside Pick-Up (One bucket, once a week): $25 a month
Bear Proof Drop-Off Program
Commercial
Service Area:
Columbia Falls- Montana.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @dirtrichcompost
Website:
https://www.dirtrichcompost.com/
Un-Waste
Located in Monmouth, Ocean, and Mercer Counties, NJ.
Un-Waste's mission is to encourage a global shift back into a circular economy by inspiring individuals to rethink the idea of organics as a resource rather than as waste.
Services:
Weekly Pick-Up: $12 a week
Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: $8 a week
Weekly Pick-Up Two Buckets: $15 a week
Service Area:
Monmouth, Ocean, and Mercer Counties- New Jersey.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @unwastemovement
Website:
Neighborhood Compost
Located in Northern Bergen County, NJ.
Neighborhood Compost is a subscription-based compost pickup service based in New Jersey. They are committed to reducing waste and building community by collecting food scraps and other organic matter from residences and businesses in order to recycle them into nutrient-rich compost. To bring the concept full circle, they also offer local farm fresh vegetables. "You win, the Earth wins, and together we create a powerful community that shifts the world towards a more sustainable, loving place. Neighborhood Compost is my love song to our beautiful community that brings me back to my roots, and I hope it does the same for you."
Services:
Weekly Pick-Up: $50 a month
Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: $36 a month
Pay-As-You-Go: $21 a pick-up
Commercial
Service Area:
Northern Bergen County, Southern Bergen County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Somerset County, and Morris County- New Jersey.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @neighborhoodcompost
Website:
Community Compost Co.
Located in New Paltz, NY.
Community Compost Company is a women-owned business based in the Hudson Valley. They are a team of passionate environmentalists committed to educating the public on food waste reduction, composting, & soil health.
Services:
Door-To-Door Collection
Drop-Off
Commercial Service
Tipping Services
Service Area:
Hudson Valley- New York and Northern New Jersey.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @communitycompostco - Facebook: @communitycompostcompany - Twitter: @CCCTabletoFarm
Website:
https://www.communitycompostco.com/
Groundcycle
Closing the loop between compost and produce.
Located in New York City, NY.
When NYC suspended its citywide compost program and local farmers were struggling to distribute their produce during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Groundcycle stepped in to fill the gap. They are helping New Yorkers fight food waste and divert organics from the landfill. Additionally, Groundcylce offers their community local produce along with their organics collection.
Services:
Compost Hubs
Weekly Collection Compost Only: $12 a month
Bi-Weekly Collection Compost Only: $15 a month
Weekly Collection Farmers Choice (Produce & Compost): $15 a month
Bi-Weekly Collection Farmers Choice: $18 a month
Service Area:
NYC- New York.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @_groundcycle
Website:
Back 2 The Dirt
Feed the Soil. Not the Landfill.
Located in Cincinnati, OH.
Back2TheDirt aims to reduce food waste that ends up in the landfill and create high quality worm castings that benefit plant and soil health.
Services:
Weekly Pick-Up Membership: $29-$32 a month
Bi- Weekly Pick-Up Membership: $16-$18 a month
Drop-Off: $10-$29 a month
Business Membership
Service Area:
Greater Cincinnati, Ohio.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @back2thedirt
Website:
Queen City Commons
Located in Cincinnati, OH.
Queen City Commons provides food scrap collection service to businesses and residents, and partners with local farms and gardens to turn that food scrap into compost. Their mission is to harness the energy of Cincinnati's food scraps to rebuild connection with local foods and soils.
Services:
Drop-Off: Sliding scale of $5-$15 a month
Commercial Services
Service Area:
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @queencitycommons
Website:
https://www.queencitycommons.com/
Mother Compost
Located in Philadelphia, PA.
Mother Compost's goal is to make composting so easy that their customer's hardest decision is when to begin. Their mission is to help educate and empower their community to make sustainable choices. By providing easy access to composting and facilitating educational programming, they hope to encourage more people to think more about wasting less.
Services:
Bi-Weekly Pick-Up
1 Bucket: $20 a month
$2 more a month per each additional buckets up to five buckets
Commercial Services
Event Services
Service Area:
Bala Cynwyd, Wynnewood, Penn Wynne, Narberth, Ardmore, Havertown, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Villanova, St. David’s, Wayne and Devon -Philadelphia, PA.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @mothercompost
Website:
Kona Compost
Located in Bucks County, PA.
Kona Compost's mission is to reduce food waste, make nutrient rich-soil for gardens, and provide compost education.
Services:
Residential Weekly Pick-Up: $32 a month
Residential Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: $19 a month
Business Collection
Service Area:
Yardley, Newtown, Morrisville, Langhorne, Bensalem, South Hampton, Richboro, Washington Crossing, New Hope, Jamison, Doylestown, Furlong, Fountainville, Dublin, Perkasie, Sellersville- Pennsylvania.
Follow & Support:
Instagram: @konacompost
Website:
Circle Compost
Located in Philadelphia, PA.
Circle Compost was born from a desire to prevent food scraps, leaves, and other organic discards from being landfilled. Their goal is to change people's perception of organic materials that have traditionally been considered trash, and provide people with a simple, localized alternative to throwing these organic materials away. They also use a bicycle trailer whenever possible!
Services:
Weekly Collection: $18 a month
Bi-Weekly Collection: $12 a month
Commercial Services
Service Area:
Certain Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @circlecompost
Website:
https://www.circlecompost.com/
Turn Compost
Located in Dallas, TX.
Turn Compost is on a mission to help their community rethink and reuse the urban natural environment, while supporting their local circular economy.
Services:
Basic Pick-Up Subscription: $35 a month
Premium Pick-Up Subscription: $50 a month
Drop-Off: $20 a month
Commercial Services
Event Services
Service Area:
Dallas Fort Worth Area, Texas
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Facebook: @turncompost
Website:
Compost Queens
Located in San Antonio, TX.
Compost Queen's mission is to help their community compost their organic material and keep it out of the landfill. They are, "transforming the soil to transform the Earth and our community."
Services:
Residential Pick-Up: $28 a month
Residential Drop-Off: $15 a month
Service Area:
Greater San Antonio, Texas
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Facebook: @compostqueens
Website:
Earth Stew
Located in Madison, WI.
Earth Stew's mission is to engage the community in caring for the Earth by participating in the simple process of composting.
Services:
Weekly Pick-Up: $34 a month
Bi-Weekly Pick-Up: $21 a month
Monthly Pick-Up: $15 a month
Commercial Collection
Service Area:
Madison, Wisconsin.
Website:
https://www.earthstew.com/
Compost Crusader
Located in Milwaukee, WI.
Compost Crusader's mission is to create a culture around sustainability that empowers individuals and organizations to divert organic material from the landfill, in an economically and environmentally sustainable way.
Services:
Residential Curbside Service
Commercial Services
Event Services
School Services
Service Area:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Follow & Support:
Instagram/Facebook: @compostcrusader - Twitter: @dumpstertodirt
Website:
I am so proud to see 31 Women-Owned Compost Collection Companies on this list!
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