Because city dwellers don't always have the space or time to compost |
how it works
signup &
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We'll provide a clean 5 gallon bucket with a locking lid. Buckets are sourced from pool service companies and previously carried chlorine. Feel free to use a collection receptacle of your choice if you don't like the buckets we provide. You can also get a new 5 gallon bucket with a locking screw top lid at a discounted price of $9 from our friends at San Diego Drums & Totes.
We'll email you instructions on where to pickup your bucket after you sign up. Monthly membership fee ranges from $10-$15 (billed quarterly) depending on the dropoff location. |
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This program is only for vegetative kitchen scraps.
NO MEAT, DAIRY, BONES, GREASE or PLATE SCRAPS. We do not accept loose foodscraps. Line your collection container with a plastic bag. You will dropoff the entire bag of scraps including the bag in the collection cart at the dropoff hub. You are responsible for washing and lining your collection bucket. Members are expected to promptly correct any issues of contamination in their foodscraps. Three strikes and you're out. Video on What's Acceptable and What's Not |
dropoff
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Bring your scraps to your selected dropoff hub every week. Please freeze your scraps if you will be dropping off less regularly.
Place your bag of scraps in the centralized collection cart or container at your selected dropoff hub. Note certain hubs have limited dropoff hours. |
feel the joy
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We'll take over from this point. Our team of neighborhood compost technicians will pick up the centralized collection carts to feed animals and our local soil.
We process the scraps to make compost that is used by urban growers to grow nutrient dense food. We also partner with livestock farmers who require clean source separated scraps to feed their chickens and pigs. Members receive
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SOUND GOOD? THEN JOIN US NOW!
Find a conveniently located dropoff hub near you. Create a member profile and pay your membership dues using the Subscribe link below. You will receive instructions on where to pick up your bucket, location of the dropoff carts and anything else you need to know with respect to your dropoff site once your payment goes through.
Members will be allowed to switch as new locations are added.
Members will be allowed to switch as new locations are added.
92101
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Achilles Coffee Roasters
703 Ash St., San Diego, CA 92101 $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff during regular business hours Weekdays 6am – 5pm Weekends 7am – 3pm |
Achilles Coffee
800 B St., San Diego, CA 92101 $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff during regular business hours Weekdays 6am – 6pm Weekends 7am – 5pm |
92105Active
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92113Active
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City Farmers Nursery
3110 Euclid Ave, San Diego, CA 92105 $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff during regular business hours Tuesday through Sunday from 9am - 5pm Closed Monday. |
Ocean View Community Garden
4540 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego, CA 92113 $1o per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime during daylight hours |
92119
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San Carlos Community Garden
6460 Boulder Lake Avenue, San Diego, CA 92119
$10 per month, billed quarterly
Dropoff anytime during daylight hours
6460 Boulder Lake Avenue, San Diego, CA 92119
$10 per month, billed quarterly
Dropoff anytime during daylight hours
COMING SOON
92109Christ Lutheran Church
4811 Cass St, San Diego, CA 92109 $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime |
92154Wild Willow Farm & Education Center
2550 Sunset Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154 $10 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime |
92113San Diego Coop Charter School 2
(Restricted to student families) 3550 Logan Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime |
Don't see a dropoff hub in your neighborhood? We can pickup scraps from your street or apartment complex if we have a minimum of 10 participants. Leave us a message if you are willing to champion a dropoff hub in your neighborhood.