Compost For Free
There are so many ways that you can get involved with composting for free.
- City Sponsored Vegetative Food Scrap drop Off program- Free Service for 3 months, followed by a discounted $4/month fee
- OES has contracted with Queen City Commons to make vegetative food scrap collection more accessible across Cincinnati. Pilot programs are now active in Northside, Hyde Park/Oakley, Downtown/OTR/West End and Clifton/CUF/Corryville featuring:
- Multiple convenient drop-off locations with 24/7 access
- Free indoor food scrap collection bucket available through QCC or OES office
- If you would like your neighborhood to be included in a drop-off program, please contact OES@cincinnati-oh.gov or go to QCC website and let them know you are interested!
- Learn more about the pilot program here
- Drop off your food scrapes at the Camp Washington Perennial Farm (3220 Colerain Ave, 24/7 access)
- Click HERE to see the list of accepted materials and submit a request to join the site
- After your request has been approved, join the site on MakeSoil and log your food scrap drop offs every time you visit the site
- Want to receive a free countertop compost bin? Once you have joined the site on MakeSoil, you can email your interest to oes@cincinnati-oh.gov
- Download the MakeSoil app and check out who else is composting near you
- To receive a free countertop compost bin, download Make Soil, join a soil site, and email your interest for a free compost bin to oes@cincinnati-oh.gov
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Set up composting at your school with Hamilton County R3Source
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Recycle food scraps from school lunches and other organic material, like leaves and plant clippings, into nutrient-rich compost.
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- Start your own compost in your backyard or in your community garden
- Check out composting and training resources here