Food Scraps Collection

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Twenty percent of our trash is wasted food. There’s a better option to manage this waste. All food scraps can be turned into compost at an industrial compost facility. The finished compost is used in gardens, landscaping, and construction projects. Compost can help soil hold more water and nutrients, support more living organisms, help control erosion and stormwater runoff, and much more. Get started today.

There are two ways to recycle food scraps in Washington County.

Food Scraps Pickup Program

The Food Scraps Pickup Program allows you to recycle food scraps from home for free and is now available to select communities in Washington County. 

Food Scraps Drop-off sites

Washington County also offers food scraps drop-off sites, where you can bring food scraps for composting. 

FSPP ContainersGet a free container

To help get you started, pick up a free container for food scraps collection. Limit one per household. Online sign up is required and containers must be picked up from an Environmental Center. Food Scraps Container Sign Up.