Community Composting

There’s no such thing as food “waste” when you compost!

Food To Power makes it super convenient for residents and businesses to keep food, paper and yard “wastes” out of the trash and instead have it turned into compost.

Composting not only prevents disastrous gases from the landfill, but it boosts soil fertility for healthier plants, people and planet.

Our compost collection services include curbside pickups and dropoff locations, to meet the lifestyle and budget of anyone who’s committed to composting! Signup to start diverting your compostable waste today.

Environmental impact to-date:

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Lbs of scraps diverted to-dateTotal Weight Diverted lbs
Total Weight DivertedEmissions avoided CO2e
Total Weight DivertedSame as not burning gallons of gas
Total Weight DivertedOr, same as planting seedlings
Food To Power will pick up your food scraps in Colorado Springs to turn them into compost. Join our Colorado Springs Composting Community today!
There's no food waste when you compost! Curbside pickups and dropoff locations make it convenient to compost.
Turning food and yard waste into compost through partnerships with composting facilities and our own, in-home composting at the Hillside Hub.

Curbside Pickups

Weekly or biweekly (every-other-week) pickup service is available to residents and businesses in the shaded purple area.

It’s as easy as a curbside trash/recycle service: You get a bucket for collecting food scraps. Just set it out for pickup, and Food To Power takes it from there — collecting what’s in your buckets and hauling it to partner sites to become compost.

Members get a share of finished compost in the Spring and Fall.

In addition to households, FTP Compost can service commercial establishments (like offices, restaurants, etc.) and events on a case-by-case basis.

It all starts with telling us about your needs.

Residential Membership

    Weekly Pickups

  • Asking Price- $35/mo.

  • Pay-it-forward- $40/mo.

Biweekly Pickups

  • Asking Price- $22/mo

  • Pay-it-forward- $25/mo. 

Dropoff Program

  • Discount- $12/mo.

  • Asking Price- $15/mo.

  • Pay-it-forward- $18/mo.

 

Dropoff Program

Compost Givebacks

Whether you’re a gardener, a plant mama, or not really a plant person — everyone can use compost to enrich their surroundings. Go here to learn more about using compost to build soil health, with practical advice for various plant types and indoor/outdoor applications.

More Information

For more information about accepted materials, sliding scale pricing, and best practices for collecting compostables at home, see FAQs. Anything not covered there, contact us to ask!