Village of Orchard Park Compost Program
The Village of Orchard Park and Farmer Pirates Compost have teamed up to offer Village residents a free composting drop off program, thanks to a grant from NYS DEC. Keep reading to learn more and get involved.
This program will officially run June 15 2026 - June 14 2027.
Here’s how it works
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Sign Up
Fill out the address verification form. Currently, the program is only open to Village residents. Once we verify your address, we’ll send over the Welcome Email so you can get started!
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Fill Up
Collect your food scraps at home. You can use something you’ve got at home (like a large tupperware or bucket) or the Village can deliver you a 5-gallon bucket (supplies limited).
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Drop off
Drop your waste in the community tote at the Public Works Department and we’ll do the rest!
Ready to Sign Up?
We’ll just have to verify your address using the form below, and then it’s sails up!
Village of Orchard Park Program Questions
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This program will allow you to compost without any work or upkeep. You collect your food scraps at home and drop off whenever works for you. Farmer Pirates takes it from there!
The EPA estimates that 24% of all municipal solid waste is food. Participation in this pilot makes it simple to keep your food scraps out of the landfill and compost them instead.
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Most of us have something at home we can use. We recommend storing scraps in an easy-to-clean container with a tight fitting lid such as a large tupperware container, bucket, or metal bowl. You can then bring that container to empty at the community drop off site.
The Village of Orchard Park has a limited number of collection buckets to distribute. You may request one in the pre-registration form and it will be delivered to your home.
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Yes! Program participants are eligible for the Spring 2027 Compost Giveback. Each participating family can claim up to approximately 3 cubic feet.
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Yes! As long as they are BPI, TUV or CMA Certified Compostable. Some good choices are Biobag, EcoSafe, and Cleanomics. Unsure? Check the Betterbin app or just ask us!
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Once per week works for most households, but you can drop off as frequently (or as infrequently) as you’d like. We recommend dropping off at least once every 2 weeks.
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No. Our bins do not have enough capacity for yard waste. Click here to read the Village of Orchard Park’s yard waste policy.
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Reach out either through email or your Customer Portal. We appreciate you letting us know so we can open up spots for other residents!
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Want to continue composting? We offer our composting services in many neighborhoods around the Buffalo area. Please peruse the Residential Pickup, Neighborhood Drop Off, and Municipal Composting pages listed under the Services menu to see what options are available in your new locale.
Looking for other composting services in ORCHARD PARK?
School composting
Great for public, charter, and private schools—large, small or somewhere in between!
Commercial composting
Businesses or large apartment buildings? Our commercial service may be right for you!
