Service Options
Looking to begin composting but not sure what your options are? Click below to see our recommendations based on your service needs and where you are located!
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Erie County: Service options by Area
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Residential Pick Up: $17.50/month includes: Biweekly pickup at your home, 5 gallon bucket/liners, and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended locations: UU Amherst or Hertel Ave Lexington Co-op
Town of Amherst Food Scrap Recycling Drop Off: Free to residents. Visit the program page here to learn more about how to participate.
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Scrap It! Curbside: Free! Live in the City of Buffalo and in a single family home or a building with 4 or fewer units? Free weekly curbside service is available to you! Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
Scrap It! Drop Off: Free! Live in the City of Buffalo but in an apartment with 5 or more units? Or prefer to drop off 24/7? The free drop off program is available to you! Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended locations: 500 Seneca, Lexington & Ashland Ave, or Hertel Ave Lexington Co-op
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Residential Pick Up: $17.50/month includes: Biweekly pickup at your home, 5 gallon bucket/liners, and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
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Residential Pick Up: $17.50/month includes: Biweekly pickup at your home, 5 gallon bucket/liners, and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
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Residential Pick Up (Currently only available to Village Residents): $17.50/month includes: Biweekly pickup at your home, 5 gallon bucket/liners, and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended location: Elm Street Bakery
Free Drop Off Pilot: Learn more about the program and how to participate here.
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Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended location: Tops on South Park
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Residential Pick Up: $17.50/month includes: Biweekly pickup at your home, 5 gallon bucket/liners, and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended location: Laundromutt
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Residential Pick Up: $17.50/month includes: Biweekly pickup at your home, 5 gallon bucket/liners, and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended locations: Lancaster Municipal Building
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Village of Orchard Park Compost Program: Free! Currently, the program is only open to Village residents. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
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Residential Pick Up: $17.50/month includes: Biweekly pickup at your home, 5 gallon bucket/liners, and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
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Town of West Seneca Drop Off Program: Free! Open to all Town residents. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
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Residential Pick Up: $17.50/month includes: Biweekly pickup at your home, 5 gallon bucket/liners, and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up.
Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended locations: UU Amherst
Town of Amherst Food Scrap Recycling Drop Off: Free to residents. Visit the program page here to learn more about how to participate.
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Looks like we don’t currently have a service directly in your area. If interested, you can look into composting on your own at home, reaching out to your local leaders to express interest in bringing composting to your area, or sign up for our Neighborhood Drop Off Program. More info below!
The Neighborhood Drop Off program is open for anyone to sign up for regardless of where you live! If your area does not currently have a drop off, check to see if there is a location in a neighboring town or near someplace you frequent.
Lastly, to help us keep track of where we should look to bring service next, fill out one or both of the forms below:
Niagara county: Service options by Area
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Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended location: Lewiston DPW Garage
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Neighborhood Drop Off: $10/month (first month free) includes: 24/7 drop off access at chosen location and compost giveback each spring. Visit the program page here to learn more or sign up. Recommended location: Tops on Meadow Drive
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Looks like we don’t currently have a service directly in your area. If interested, you can look into composting on your own at home, reaching out to your local leaders to express interest in bringing composting to your area, or sign up for our Neighborhood Drop Off Program. More info below!
The Neighborhood Drop Off program is open for anyone to sign up for regardless of where you live! If your area does not currently have a drop off, check to see if there is a location in a neighboring town or near someplace you frequent.
Lastly, to help us keep track of where we should look to bring service next, fill out one or both of the forms below:

