How Carter's Collection Works

After 10 years of transforming household scraps into nutrient-rich compost for the local community, we look forward to continuing to share what we learn and hope you will join in making our city greener.

Food Scrap Collection Service

Bucket Drop-off & Filling

After you sign up, we will bring a bucket by your house for you. Using the helpful guide below, start adding kitchen scraps to your bucket throughout the week.

Bucket Pickup/Drop-off

A Carter's Crewmember will stop by, pickup your bucket curbside and bring it back to add to the compost pile. A drop-off option is available on Old Mission, or email us if you're downtown.

Pile Management

We mix in carbon, aka "browns," to keep the pile balanced while also ensuring moisture and temperature are just right for the worms and other micro-organisms to do their thing.

Sharing Finished Compost

If you need, we have five-gallon buckets full of renewed compost so that you can use it to grow yummy veggies (or pretty flowers!).

Where We're Composting
Zoom in to see our 3 service areas!

What Goes in the Bucket

We like to say, "if it grows, it goes!"

This means, you can put almost everything from the kitchen into the bucket: fruit and vegetable scraps, non-greasy food scraps like rice, pasta, bread, cereal etc., coffee grounds & filters, tea bags (staples OK), egg and nut shells, pits.

Please NO meat, dairy, bones, chicken, fish, greasy food scraps, fat, oil, dairy, animal waste, litter or bedding, coal or charcoal, coconuts, yard waste, to-go containers or cutlery.