What We Do:
We offer a curbside food scrap collection service. We turn your food scraps into compost, a valuable, nutrient-rich soil amendment. This decreases waste going to the landfill, decreases greenhouse gases, and helps regenerate the soil!
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Food Scrap Pickups
Put your 5 gallon bucket with organic material from your kitchen on the curb on your designated pickup day by 9 am.
We will collect it and swap your full bucket out with a clean empty one. Your food scraps will be recycled into compost, an important soil amendment.
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Benefits of Compost
Combats climate change
Improves soil health
Reduces waste
Conserves water
Promotes healthier plant growth
Prevents soil erosion
Promotes drought resistance
Assists in stormwater management
Helps with wetland protection
STAY IN THE KNOW
About Us
👋Hi! Matt has years of experience in food service and gardening (and is now a certified compost operator!) and Katie has years of experience in farming and environmental activism (and was born and raised in Hampden). We saw a need for community members and small businesses to recycle their food scraps in the greater Bangor area and so 1 Earth Composting was born. We want to be your local resource for residential and commercial compost.
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US Composting Council member.
Certified compost operator - 131 Compost School
Our Vision
We’re starting small but we have a big vision! Currently we offer a residential curbside food scrap pick up service in BANGOR, BREWER and HAMPDEN, MAINE. We plan to offer commercial and event services in the future and plan to expand our service area - sign up for our email list to be notified! We see a future where food scraps are not waste but rather an important resource. Finished compost will not be ready for about a year but when it's ready our customers will get a discount on bulk orders and a few buckets for free.
WHAT CAN YOU COMPOST?
YES, PLEASE!
If you can eat ANY part of it, it goes in the bucket!
Leftovers
Meat
Dairy
Any food product that was on your plate or cutting board.
Meat is OK, including (small) bones! Cooked or raw.
ALL CHICKEN PARTS
Yogurt, cheese, etc.
Yard Waste
Leaves, twigs, flowers and garden scraps.
Ground coffee
Coffee grounds and filters.
NO THANK YOU!
Please be sure to remove stickers, staples, or anything else
that you wouldn't want in your compost!
Pet Waste
No pet hair, poop or litter. These can harbor parasites.
Commercial Flowers
Commercially produced flowers have a lot of pesticide residue and chemical fertilizers.
Large Bones or Compostable Plastics
Large bones take a long time to break down. Compostable plastics have contaminants.