Residential Composting
We make it as easy as 1, 2, 3
Collect your food scraps
It’s EASY! Line your kitchen bin with one of our facility-approved BPI certified compostable bags - can be easily ordered in your customer portal and delivered to you on your next pick-up day! And then simply put your food waste into your kitchen bin - banana peels, coffee grounds, egg shells, apple cores, plate scraps, old fruit and veggies - see the full list of what’s compostable here. Then, tie up the bag, and throw it into your compost bin - just like you would with trash!
2. Put your bin on the curb and smile
On your designated pick-up day, you simply roll your compost bin out to the curb, and then smile, because you’re saving the planet! One of our Foodscraps360 Green Team Drivers will be by to pick it up, just like normal trash. They can also deliver anything you’ve ordered through the customer portal at that time - replacement bags, compost, etc.
3. Feed the Earth!
Your food scraps then get composted by our partners at the Town of Bethlehem Compost Facility and turned into one of the richest soil amendments for backyard gardeners, landscapers, and our agricultural industry - returning your food waste to the Earth! Foodscraps360 customers also receive ONE FREE BAG per growing season of this nutrient-rich Full-Circle Compost! And additional bags and other items can also be purchased by customers at a discount through their customer portal on our website, and delivered right to their door on their next scheduled pick-up day!
Residential Pricing Plans
Please note: If you are a resident of the city of Albany, your city is offering special discounts toward
your subscriptions to incentivize composting! Discounts will automatically apply during sign-up. See discount section, below!
One Bin Service Plan
$26/month
(or $23.83 when paid annually!)
Our one 5-gallon bin service plan is our most popular service plan!
Whether you’re in an apartment or a home with limited spacing, have a smaller family size or just generate fewer food scraps, this plan is ideal for you!
There is a one-time set-up fee of $33* – which covers your one 5-gallon bin, one lid, one facility-approved biodegradable bag for your bin (bags are replaced by us for FREE with each pickup!), and new account setup.
Note: You can upgrade to the Two Bins Service Plan at any time for just $4 more per month, plus the one-time $11 cost of the additional bin.
Two Bins Service Plan
$30/month
(or $27.50 when paid annually!)
The two 5-gallon bins service plan is ideal for families and larger households of more than 2, or just folks who generate a bit more food scraps. You can either select this service plan right off the bat, or add an additional bin to your One Bin Service Plan at any time for just $4 more per month, plus the $11 cost of the bin.
For new customers, there is a one-time set-up fee of $37* – which covers your TWO 5-gallon bins, TWO lids, TWO facility-approved biodegradable bags for your bins (bags are replaced by us for FREE with each pickup!), and new account setup. For customers who upgrade to this plan from the single bin plan, you will only need to cover the new bin cost, not another setup fee.
12 Gal. Bin Service Plan
$34/month
(or $31.16 when paid annually!)
We also offer a larger single 12-Gallon Bin Service Plan for $34/month. This includes one 12-gallon bin with wheels!
There is a one-time set-up fee for this service plan of $43* - which covers your one 12-gallon bin, one facility-approved biodegradable bag for your bin (bags are replaced by us for FREE with each pickup!), and new account setup.
Customers often prefer to use our kitchen-sized facility-approved biodegradable bags with this service plan, which can be purchased from your Customer Portal Shop (at $5 per roll of 25 bags) and delivered right to your door on your next pickup day! These bags are available to be used for all plans, but are not necessary.
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All of our customers gain access to a personal Customer Portal, where they will be able to:
view their personal pickup calendartrack a running total of their personal waste diverted and impact on the planetschedule any “Skipped Pickups”place orders for bio-degradable bags, replacement bins, or upgraded serviceorder their annual FREE bag of compost and additional discounted bags of compostall to be delivered right to their door!
***Discounts Available for Albany Residents***
>> Albany Residents get their entire Set-up Fee covered FREE of charge! Click Here!
***Discounts Available for All Customers***
>> Sign up for a 6-month subscription to get 5% off your order!
>> Sign up for a 12-month subscription to get one month FREE!
>> Spread the Love! Refer a friend and have them sign up using your discount code and you both get $5 off your next bill!
>> Spread the Love! Get 5 of your friends signed up, and get a month of service FREE!
>> Also ask about our Multi-unit Dwelling Bulk Pricing Discounts!
What’s Compostable?
Click Here for the Full Guide!
Food Scraps aren’t trash!
Our Mission is to educate! Food Waste and Compostables make up about 40% of our landfills. When we put our food waste into the landfill, it rots and releases tons of methane gas into the atmosphere. The greenhouse gas effect is 35 times worse than that of C02.
Europe has been separating their food waste for over 30 years. But here in the U.S. our landfills are filling up fast. Right here at home, the Albany County Landfill is only a few years from being full. Together we have the power to change that, and we can start right now!
When food waste is composted, it breaks down naturally and allows for billions of nutrients and microorganisms to be returned back into the Earth. The result? COMPOST!
Compost is a soil amendment that is pure gold for landscapers, backyard farmers, and our entire agricultural industry. It creates an incredibly fertile, water-absorbing, and nutrient-dense soil ecosystem. It also eliminates the need for fertilizers and pesticides, which pollute our groundwater, our communities and our animals.
Our goal is to make it easy for everyone in the Capital District to participate in the beautiful process of returning the rich nutrients and microorganisms from our foods back into the earth.
WHY COMPOST? Our 5-minute story