Join our Food Waste Compost Program

Turning food scraps into nutrient rich compost - made simple!

Instructional graphic for a compost service in four steps: Step 1 shows a sign-up form; Step 2 depicts a house with a delivered bucket; Step 3 illustrates compostable waste; Step 4 features a person placing a bucket for pickup.

Get Rewarded for Composting!

As a Food Waste Compost Collection Member, you’ll receive a $10 gift card to Sunchoke Farms (use at any market location) every quarter (March, June, September, December). Enjoy the benefits of composting—both for the environment and for you!

Service Area & Collection Schedule

✔️ We currently service: South Bend, Mishawaka & Granger.
✔️ Pick-up day: THURSDAY (choose weekly or bi-weekly service).
✔️ Outside the service area? Use our on-site drop-off option!

Map highlighting South Bend, Indiana area, with notable locations such as Notre Dame, Mishawaka, and surrounding neighborhoods marked. Interstate 90 and highways such as 31 and 933 are visible, with a red outline around the region.

Service Area

Choose your Composting Plan:

🔹 Prepaid monthly service – cancel or sign up anytime!
🔹 Click the "person with bucket" icon for details on each option.

Thank You for Composting with Us!

By joining our program, you’re keeping food waste out of landfills, reducing greenhouse gases, and enriching local soils.

Got questions? Check out the FAQs or send us a message!

Testimonial about compost service highlighting convenience and environmental benefits, with background of compost materials and a hand mixing them.
Illustration of a compost bin with a list of items to compost and not to compost. "What to Compost" includes vegetables, houseplants, yard trimmings, coffee, tea, fruits, nut shells, eggshells, paper napkins, paper scraps, and cardboard. "What Not to Compost" includes dairy products, fats and oils, eggs, meat or fish bones, pet waste, diseased plants, produce stickers, medication, cigarettes, and broken glass. "COMPOST" is written at the top.