Stamford Food Waste Program

Creating a cleaner, greener Stamford

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How To Participate
1. Pick up your FREE compost kit at any one of the following locations
2. Collect food waste in your small pail
3. Once your small bin is full, empty it into the larger bin.
4. Empty your bins at any drop off location as often as needed.

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What Can & Can't be Composted:

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Why it Matters:

Environmental Benefits

  • More compost means less garbage. Less garbage means less methane emissions from landfills.
  • Residents can use compost in their yards and gardens to enrich the soil.

Economic Benefits

  • Participating in the Stamford Food Waste Program is FREE.
  • Residents can get compost for FREE.
  • Less garbage being transported to landfills saves money that can be spent on other improvements in Stamford.

Social Benefits

  • Compost created from the Stamford Food Waste Program is used at parks and urban farms throughout the community.
  • The City and its partners will be offering events throughout the year for community members to learn more about composting and the Stamford Food Waste Program.
  • Stamford is setting an example in sustainable initiatives for other communities and future generations.