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 compostables today.

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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 between Fountain and Constitution and Union and I-25.

You save your scraps from the kitchen and set ‘em on the curb for pickup. Food To Power takes it from there — collecting, cleaning and hauling food scraps — to become compost at either Don’s Garden Shop, WM Midway Composting facility or at our home site, the Hillside Hub. Members get finished compost back in the Spring and Fall.

It’s as easy as a curbside trash/recycle service, but with the satisfaction of making a real, local impact on soil fertility for re-vegetation and drought resilience.

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

    • Discount- $24/mo.

    • Asking Price- $32/mo.

    • Pay-it-forward- $40/mo.

Biweekly Pickups

  • Discount- $15/mo.

  • Asking Price- $20/mo

  • Pay-it-forward- $25/mo. 

Dropoff Program

  • Discount- $9/mo.

  • Asking Price- $12/mo.

  • Pay-it-forward- $15/mo.

 

Dropoff Program

Compost Givebacks

Whether you’re a gardener, a plant mama or not — 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!