Collection Services
Compost Bowling Green offers different services to meet your specific needs.
What Can I Compost?
Coffee grounds and filters, teabags, egg, eggshells, meat, bones, seafood, fruits, veggies, all dairy, pasta, grains, bread, cookies, cake, nuts, seeds, shells, cooking oil and grease, household wood products, paper towels, napkins, plates, cartons, bags, newspaper, ash, cotton balls, corks, pet food, pet waste, hair, fur and feathers, herbs, house plants and flowers, juice, liquor, soda, processed foods, compostable ware and more.
Compost Bowling Green Q & A
Can Compost BG collect food scraps from any residence?
Yes. Customers can compost whether they live in a house or an apartment. As long as you can leave a bucket by your curb or front door then you can compost.
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A counter top bucket bin can be provided for an added fee.
How much food scraps does the average home produce?
This really depends on the home. We estimate that the average home will produce around 3 gallons per week. However, we encourage you to fill the bucket full.
A second bucket can be provided for an added fee.
Can I compost paper products?
Yes. This includes cotton balls, paper towels, egg cartons, and butcher paper. Certain papers such as magazines, newspapers with non-soy ink, and slick papers will not be accepted.
We encourage you to rip all paper a couple times before throwing it in your bucket.
Where should I leave my bucket?
Curb side is best. However, we understand that this may not work for all customers.
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We can discuss as needed.
How will I pay?
Residents will pay through a PayPal auto-draft. Businesses will be invoiced monthly.
Is there a referral program?
Yes. Each referral that becomes a customer for one year gets you one month of service at no cost.
Why Should You Compost?
Personal Benefits
Reduce the number of times you take out your trash.
Limit the unpleasant odors from your household waste.
Grow a healthy and bountiful garden after applying the compost.
Order farm products at no extra delivery cost.
Environmental Benefits
Reduce methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
Extend the life of the landfills.
Food scraps make up 24% of landfill waste (EPA).
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Economic Benefits
Support locally sourced workforce that is committed to hiring.
Up-cycle your waste via composting your food scraps.
Conserve resources by reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers.
Ethical Benefits
Donate to community gardens.
Help create a food to waste to food cycle.
Engage with a new industry.