Curbside Food Waste Collection

• You can use a double-lined paper bag, BPI, CMA, or OK Compost certified compostable bin liners. You do not need to also line your curbside bin.
• You may not use plastic bags to line your bins.
• Remember, you are not making more food waste than before, just sending it to a different bin. It should not cause any more problems than your trash does.

• Only place accepted materials in the bin.
• Contaminated bins will not be collected.

• Service for larger multi-family buildings can be arranged through a private contract between your building manager and companies offering commercial composting service.
• You may also drop off your residential food waste at any of Boston's 20 Project Oscar community compost bins.

• Yes, you need to use liners. This makes collection much easier for the drivers and helps keep your collection bins clean. You can choose to line either your kitchen container or curbside bin. You do not need to line both. If you do not want to purchase compostable bags, you can always line your curbside bin with a paper bag. 
• We will accept brown paper bags or certified compostable bags. Look for the BPI, CMA or OK Compost certified compostable logos. 
• You may NOT use plastic bags as liners. 
• The City of Boston does not provide bin liners to participants. You can find liners at your local grocery store or online. Once enrolled, you can also order liners from Garbage to Garden.

• To change your address, please email info@garbagetogarden.org or dial 617-977-4547.
• If you no longer want to participate, we ask that you suspend your service so your spot can be offered to another resident. Please notify info@garbagetogarden.org so that your position can be offered to the next resident.

• We partner with Garbage to Garden to collect residential food waste. They take the food waste to Charlestown to be made into renewable energy, or to Brick Ends Farm to be made into compost. 

Remember, you are not making more food waste than before, just sending it to a different bin. Unwanted pests should not be an issue if your bin is properly maintained. The latch can prevent rodents and other critters from accessing your food scraps.

Using the fridge or freezer for temporarily storing food scraps can be an extra precaution for avoiding attracting pests to your bin.

Visit bostoncomposts.com's FAQ page or contact Garbage to Garden.

• Phone: 617-977-4547
• Email: info@garbagetogarden.org 

The Curbside Food Waste Collection program accepts the same materials as Project Oscar drop off program.