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How much waste did Americans create last year?250 million tons of waste every year heads to landfills nationwide.
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How much of that waste is compostable?Over 25 percent! 250 million tons X 25% = 1,250,000,000 pounds of compostable materials!!
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Will it smell?It shouldn’t. Inside we recommend using a countertop collection unit in the kitchen to collect daily and then dropping it in your 5 gallon bucket each night. Outside the house, we swap out your 5-gallon barrel and wash it out it each week, so that also will be fine.
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Should I buy a countertop collection unit?Pick on that fits your style and space, as well as it’s functionality. If you are going to empty daily a glass bowl will do. Just fill it during the day then at night when doing the dishes dump in your outdoor 5-gallon bucket. If you preference is to keep on the counter a few days there are some nice ones that can sit on your countertop. Just make sure you choose one that opens easily, closes tightly, and the lid flips all the way back for ease of emptying into your 5-gallon bucket. Lots of choices out there for around $25.
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What can I compost?See printable compost list here.
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Where do I store my bucket for pick up?We’ll assess your site when we drop off your bucket and if you have a preference, please let us know. Most of the time we ask you leave it by the mailbox for ease of retrieval.
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What area do you service?We are currently servicing areas in Nashua and some bordering Hollis areas. However, we do have a drop service that you may use off of Broad St.
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I really want to participate but my budget is tight!We understand that any additional cost can be a burden and want you to still be able to participate, so have a few ideas/options. Organize your neighborhood and we will develop a custom plan around 2 or more homes or apartments. If you are a family that wants to teach your children and you participate in any of the following: WIC, SNAP, school food assistance for your child, pantries, let us know and we have some funds set aside to offer the service at a minimal rate. You could set up a compost tumbler in your backyard, solar composter with just a hole in the ground, or bury small amounts throughout your garden. A vermicompost unit is also fairly easy to create or purchase and worms will eat up to their body weight every day! There are many ways to participate. Just make sure it is and easy set-up and go for it!
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I don’t have enough material to warrant a pickup.You could consider the bi-weekly pickup or even our self-serve drop station where you can come whenever your bucket is full. A 5-gallon bucket holds a lot so you could also talk to your neighbor about sharing a bin :) Do it yourself! For home, find a type of bin you like or select from the many models on the internet. Pick one that’s easy to use and just do it!
The Impact You Can Make
Today you do have the opportunity to make a local impact for your community!
Grow Nashua now offers a local food scrap collection service to lower waste in our landfill and return nutrients back to the soil. We will compost your food scraps and organic materials while simultaneously using the compost created to support our local community and school gardens.
An easy step in the right direction for our environment and community!
How it works?
You sign up below. We drop a bucket off at your doorstep.
We collect the contents of your bucket once a week and leave you with a fresh bucket.
In the spring you receive a bag of compost back or donate it to a school of your choice.
You are happy because you have made an impact in your community!
Why compost with us?
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It’s easy. Just throw your food scraps in a container.
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It’s local. Your compost goes back into our local community and school gardens.
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It creates Nashua jobs. As more clients sign up, we create green jobs for our community members.
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It’s automated. Monthly payments are automatic.
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It's impactful. Every dollar is reinvested in our local food movement to increase food access, nutrition education, and advocacy for our community.
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Working together, we can all contribute more effectively to the evolution of a resilient local food system, one that that nurtures the health of people, the local economy, and the planet at large.
Crumb trail to why composting is important…
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1/5th of the total trash we throw away is food scrap.
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Right now only 5% of that food waste is currently being recycled.
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Leaving the other 95% to be burned or buried releasing greenhouse methane gas into our air.
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Instead we will capture 100% of the methane gases from your food scraps turning them into electricity, heat, and fertilizer for the farm.
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At our core, we understand the importance of not wasting and that doing so unnecessarily has consequences.
Commercial Service
Contact us for a custom quote.