residential composting
Composting is nature’s way of recycling and is one of the most powerful actions we can take to reduce trash in landfills, address climate change, and build healthy communities.
O-TOWN COMPOST ENVISIONS A ZERO-WASTE FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE ORLANDO SANFORD KISSIMMEE LAKELAND TAMPA ST PETERSBURG
HOW IT WORKS
Enter your address in the field above the map below to confirm that you are in our service area.
- If we are not currently servicing your neighborhood, please send us a service request on our contact page, or preregister for service.
Choose the service plan that best meets your needs.
Bi-Weekly Service - $24/mo. (Pickup every other week, 1 Bucket)
Weekly Service - $32/mo. (Pickup every week, 1 Bucket)
Weekly Service x2 Buckets - $42/mo. (Pickup every week, 2 Buckets)
*Please note that Lake Nona residents, thanks to their community-wide composting initiative, are subject to lower prices. Lake Nona residents pay $22/month for weekly service x1 bucket and $30/month for weekly service x2 buckets.
We’ll deliver, to your door, a clean 5-gallon bucket with a secure lid and a compostable liner. You’ll also receive an infographic card explaining what can and cannot be composted. (For an additional fee you can purchase items such as a kitchen caddy and liners to make composting at home even easier, as well as awesome swag, such as stickers, yard signs, hats and t-shirts showing off your O-Town Compost pride.)
Start filling your bucket with food scraps, leftovers, and other compostable waste. It doesn’t matter if it’s cooked, raw, wet, or dry. (Click here for a list of acceptable, compostable items, you can use to fill your bucket.)
On your pickup day, leave your bucket outside your door, and we’ll swap it for a clean, sanitized bucket. (Depending on the notification option you choose in your customer account, you’ll receive either a text message or email reminder the night before your pickup day.)
Twice per year you can order free compost from your customer shop to amend the soil in your yard, gardens, and potted plants, or it gets donated to one of our farm partners.
You’ll also have access to our special HARD-TO-RECYCLE recycling service that easily allows you to order a pickup of your batteries, textiles, lightbulbs, plastic film, paint, books, small electronics, cords and wires, for a small additional fee.
BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING WITH O-TOWN COMPOST
Hassle-Free Composting at Home
Composting has never been easier. With O-Town Compost, you enjoy a seamless, mess-free system designed for maximum convenience—no cleaning, no stress, just effortless sustainability.
Cut Your Waste in Half
With O-Town Compost, up to 50% of your household waste is diverted from landfills, reducing environmental impact while turning food scraps into valuable compost that nourishes Florida’s soil.
A Cleaner, Fresher Home
With O-Town Compost, your trash is lighter, fresher, and odor-free. By diverting food waste from landfills, you reduce household garbage while keeping unpleasant smells at bay.
Save Money & Reduce Waste
O-Town Compost helps you cut costs while minimizing single-use plastic waste. Many of our customers take three to four times longer to fill a trash bag, reducing their reliance on disposable bags and lowering household expenses.
Nourish Your Soil, Give Back to the Land
Twice a year, O-Town Compost provides you with rich, finished compost—perfect for improving the health of your yard, garden, and potted plants. Prefer to pay it forward? You can donate your compost to our farming partners, supporting local agriculture and sustainability.
