Green Ellsworth has partnered with Chickadee Compost to offer a pilot food scrap collection service for the city of Ellsworth. Residents in downtown Ellsworth can sign up for weekly curbside food scrap pickups. Not sure if you're in the downtown pickup zone? Send us an email and we can discuss: kate@chickadeecompost.com
The first 50 households to sign up will receive a free 4-gallon lidded compost bucket.
All types of food, including meat, shellfish, and dairy can be composted. Participating households will put their lidded buckets out curbside each Wednesday morning by 9 am, and their buckets will be dumped into bins during the day. To keep buckets clean, we encourage use of a paper bag or newspaper as a liner in your bucket.
The cost of this curbside service is $20 per month per household, or $235 if paid annually. Free buckets will be distributed to households on the first Wednesday after they have signed up.
Anyone who signs up after the first 50 will have the option of buying a Chickadee Compost 4 gallon bucket for $12, or they are welcome to use their own from home, as long as it has a tightly fitted lid.
All participating households will have the option of receiving a free 5-gallon bag of finished compost each spring and fall.
To sign up for our Compost Drop Off Shed at Fogtown Brewing, please click this link: https://accounts.chickadeecomp...
To set up a neighborhood compost drop off spot, please contact us at kate@chickadeecompost.com and we'll work something out. Thanks!
