Because city dwellers don't always have the space or time to compost. |
Dropoff Plans At A GlanceMONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION plan
bucket swap plan
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here is how it works
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Both plans are for vegetative kitchen scraps only.
NO MEAT, DAIRY, BONES, GREASE or PLATE SCRAPS. MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION PLAN 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 not required to use a plastic liner if your hub is 'Plastic Bag Free'. You may simply transfer the scraps from your container into the collection cart at the dropoff hub. We suggest using a paper bag liner to save you trouble of washing and scrubbing your bucket every week. You are responsible for washing (and lining) your collection bucket. BUCKET SWAP PLAN Start with a one layer of mulch in the bottom of your bucket. Keep making layers - we call it lasagna layers - alternating between foodscraps and mulch. Keep doing this until your bucket is full. You should end with mulch as the topmost layer when your bucket is full. |
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MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION PLAN
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 at your selected dropoff hub. Note certain hubs have limited dropoff hours. BUCKET SWAP PLAN Dropoff your lasagna bucket during work hours at a community compost hub. Make sure you show your voucher or have your voucher code with you. We will deduct $5 from your voucher for each bucket you drop off. Take another empty bucket to collect scraps and another bucket of mulch and start over. |
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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. MONTHLY SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE
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MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION PLAN
locations & hours
Find a conveniently located dropoff hub based on your zipcode. Create a member profile and pay your membership dues using the Subscribe link below your chosen dropoff hub. 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 hub once your payment goes through. Subscribers will be allowed to switch as new locations are added.
92101Achilles Coffee
703 Ash St. $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff during business hours Weekdays 6am – 4pm Weekends 7am – 3pm |
92103PLASTIC BAG FREE
North Mission Hills
Private residence near the intersection of Hunter & Ibis St. Exact address will be provided upon subscription. $10 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime during daylight hours Full. Not accepting new subscribers. |
92105City Farmers Nursery
3110 Euclid Ave. $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff during business hours Tuesday thru Sunday 9am-5pm. Closed on Mondays |
92109PLASTIC BAG FREE
Christ Lutheran Church
4811 Cass St. $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime during daylight hours |
92113PLASTIC BAG FREE
Ocean View Growing Grounds
4540 Ocean View Blvd. $10 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime during daylight hours |
92114PLASTIC BAG FREE
Offers free composting during farmstand on Fridays from 3-5pm Second Chance Youth Garden
6145 Imperial Avenue $10 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime during daylight hours |
92116
PLASTIC BAG FREE
University Heights
4446 Arizona Street $15 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime during daylight hours |
92119PLASTIC BAG FREE
Offers free composting on Sundays from 9:30-10:30am San Carlos Community Garden
6460 Boulder Lake Avenue $10 per month, billed quarterly Dropoff anytime during daylight hours |
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bucket swap subscriPTION
locations and hours
Make sure the locations and bucket swap hours listed below work for you. Purchase a voucher before picking up your bucket and mulch. You can go to any compost hub listed below during work hours to pickup buckets and mulch and to any hub to dropoff your full buckets. The hub you pick up empties from does not need to be the same as where you dropoff your scraps. All compost hubs work in concert with each other. Yay!
92113Ocean View Community Garden
4540 Ocean View Blvd, San Diego, CA 92113 Saturdays between 8:30-10:30 am |
92119San Carlos Community Garden
6460 Boulder Lake Avenue, San Diego, CA 92119 Sundays between 9:30-11:30 am |
92154
Wild Willow Farm & Education Center
2550 Sunset Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
Wednesdays and Saturdays between 9:30 am -12:30 pm
2550 Sunset Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154
Wednesdays and Saturdays between 9:30 am -12:30 pm
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHY ARE DROPOFF CARTS LOCKED?
We lock carts when we see a high rate of contamination or when there is risk that the cart will be used as a trash bin by people passing by. Locked carts provide you with a cleaner dropoff experience and reduces the volume of material we have to discard due to contamination and trash.
WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR DROPOFF PROGRAMS?
We have tools to purchase, bills to pay, and a vocation to build for soil farmers who want to make a career in regenerating soil.
Our cost to process one batch of foodscraps (appoximately 27 cubic feet) is $260. One batch yields approximately six cubic feet of sifted, finished compost which earns $40. We make up the remaining $220 by offering pickup services and dropoff programs.
We also accept foodscraps at no charge at the San Carlos Community Garden once a week. Check schedule for free weekly dropoffs.
Our cost to process one batch of foodscraps (appoximately 27 cubic feet) is $260. One batch yields approximately six cubic feet of sifted, finished compost which earns $40. We make up the remaining $220 by offering pickup services and dropoff programs.
We also accept foodscraps at no charge at the San Carlos Community Garden once a week. Check schedule for free weekly dropoffs.
WHY DO YOU REQUIRE SCRAPS TO BE BAGGED?
The short answer is to prevent odors, reduce the incidence of critters and fruit flies nesting inside the carts and to protect compost technicians from injuries while transferring scraps from carts to compost bins.
A fuller explanation on How We Got To Plastic Bags is available here.
Watch this video to experience gnats flying in your face when opening a cart which has loose foodscraps. We are trying to offer a cleaner dropoff experience to our subscribers.
If you have ideas and suggestions to help us move away from single use plastic bags or repurpose bags that are already going into the trash stream please send us an email.
A fuller explanation on How We Got To Plastic Bags is available here.
Watch this video to experience gnats flying in your face when opening a cart which has loose foodscraps. We are trying to offer a cleaner dropoff experience to our subscribers.
If you have ideas and suggestions to help us move away from single use plastic bags or repurpose bags that are already going into the trash stream please send us an email.
CAN I GET A SMALLER COLLECTION PAIL?
We occasionally have smaller buckets which are 1 or 3 gallons in capacity. Please send us an email if you would like a smaller collection pail. We'll try our best to get you one but please understand there are no guarantees.
WILL YOU ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR COMPOSTING?
- Soil from indoor/outdoor planting projects – YES
- Fallen leaves from plants/trees - YES
- Succulents, cactus, indoor plants, bouquets that have died or withered - YES
- Manure and bedding of guinea pigs and other vegeterian pets - NO
CAN I PUT PAPER IN MY COMPOSTABLES BUCKET?
We are not accepting any paper based items from our subscribers at this time. Paper comes in many varieties - bleached, unbleached, Kleenex, toilet rolls, kitchen rolls, dryel sheets, bounce sheets etc. Kitchen towels could have made contact with non-vegetative waste which the City prevents us from accepting in our stream.
We do not have the manpower to ensure that the paper coming through our stream will allow us to comply with municipal regulations and public hygiene and sanitation requirements. Since we are operating at a community scale we have to put in certain fail safe measures to keep our costs low and operations feasible.
We do not have the manpower to ensure that the paper coming through our stream will allow us to comply with municipal regulations and public hygiene and sanitation requirements. Since we are operating at a community scale we have to put in certain fail safe measures to keep our costs low and operations feasible.