Residential Composting - Collection

Residential Composting - Drop-Off

Sure! You may place pumpkins in the bin as long as your food fits too.
No, but you may drop off leaves and tree limbs at our facility. We charge a minimum fee of $15. Truck full of yard waste (leaves and tree limbs) is $40. Landscape trailer is $65.

Mixed paper, metal cans, plastics #1 #2 & #5 (soda, water, salad dressing, laundry detergent, shampoo, and conditioner bottles; milk jugs; etc.), cardboard, and paperboard. Plastic bags, glass, styrofoam, and trash cannot be placed in your recycle bin.
Accepted items: all glass containers, e.g. beer and wine bottles, glass jars; home window glass; auto glass pieces. Not accepted items: Whole windshields; any composite glass product, including ceramic, Pyrex, Corningware, dinner plates/china, lids, or caps.
Fertile Ground works with an Oklahoma-based glass plant that converts recycled glass into a cullet used to make new glass products.
Fertile Ground sends plastics to a recycling facility in Texas and to a facility in Missouri that turns waste plastic into pallets and outdoor products.
Fertile Ground sends aluminum to a recycling facility in Oklahoma and sends steel to a recycling facility in Texas.
Fertile Ground sends paper and cardboard to a facility in Texas, where it is turned into materials that are shipped to box plants in Texas, Arizona, California, and Mexico.
We offer both recycling and composting services for apartments and condos! Sign up for our Group Pick-Up here.

Leaves, tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter, wood chips, house plants, and shrubbery. Not sure if we’ll take it? Contact us!

Fruit and vegetable scraps
Pasta, bread, cereal
Cooked foods
Egg shells
Coffee grounds, filters, & tea bags
Paper towels and paper towel rolls
Wax paper
100% paper products
Pizza boxes
Muffin wrappers
Flour and sugar bags
Plain paper plates not lined with plastic film
Baked goods: Candies, cookies, pastries, cake, etc.
Baking ingredients, herbs, spices
Household plants including soil
Pet food
100% BPI certified compostable products
Meat, bones, fish products
Dairy products
We’re happy to talk with you about more sustainable waste management options and getting your team involved. Feel free to contact us to discuss your specific needs.

Fertile Ground can handle a wide variety of recyclable materials. Contact us for more information about how we can meet your needs.
Mixed paper, metal cans, plastics #1 #2 & #5 (soda, water, salad dressing, laundry detergent, shampoo, and conditioner bottles; milk jugs; etc.), cardboard, and paperboard. Plastic bags, styrofoam, glass, food, and trash are not accepted in recycling.
Accepted items: all glass containers, e.g. beer and wine bottles, glass jars; home window glass; auto glass pieces. Not accepted items: Whole windshields; any composite glass product, including ceramic, Pyrex, Corningware, dinner plates/china, lids, and caps.

Most major food distribution companies carry compostable products. You can verify if a product is 100% compostable by entering the sku# here: https://bpiworld.org/, or by checking the item for “BPI Certified”. We only accept BPI Certified products in our compost.
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