Frequently Asked Questions

    • All edible food waste (including vegetables, meat/bones, dairy, coffee grounds, eggshells)

    • Compostable bin liners

      We do not accept

    • Trash

    • Plastic

    • Paper products

    • Compostable utensils and plates

    • Napkins

    • Cardboard

    • Produce stickers

    • Glass Metal

    • Pet waste

    • Yard waste

    • Ashes

    • Packaging

    • The drop-off service begins June 1st. After signing up for the service (post June 1st), you will receive a combo code that provides access to the locked bins

    • Port Townsend Co-op, SW side of the main building in the parking lot

    • Quimper Grange, N side of garden

    • Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, S end of parking lot (Kai Tai side)

    • Uptown residential host, corner of Lincoln and Madison. Empty garden lot, outside of fence. Please do not approach house!

    • Residential host near Salish Coast Elementary, 1107 14th St. Corner of 14th and Cleveland St (on the Cleveland side of the lot)

  • The drop-off service is $14 per month

  • Yes, our Squarespace platform will charge your card on a reoccurring monthly basis

  • Yes! Please reach out if you feel like you qualify

  • There’s too much confusion about what’s compostable and what’s not. Labeling is nuanced and confusing even for us Most paper products are lined with plastic which becomes contamination in our piles.

  • Short answer, no.

    But use your best judgement here. Is she a sweet elder lady who lives alone and you’d like to pick up her compost? Sure.

    Can you share the code to the bin and bundle multiple households? No.

    We’re a small nonprofit trying to make big changes, it takes revenue to make this project work. Please respect our work and be honest with the terms of our service.