From grass clippings to the wilted lettuce in your fridge, we make it easy for your kitchen and yard waste to find a second life. Your weekly service includes a 95-gallon cart for compostables, picked up right alongside your trash.
Sort with care. Learn what should (and shouldn’t) go in your bin and make sure your compostables aren’t contaminated with things that don’t belong.
All Food
Coffee grounds and tea leaves; dairy products; egg shells; fruits and vegetables; meats, bones, and proteins; seafood and shells.
Some Paper
Coffee filters, tea bags, food-soiled napkins, paper towels, and pizza delivery boxes (no frozen food boxes).
Plants
Grass clippings, yard prunings, leaves, pine needles, weeds, flowers and floral trimmings. No
poison oak.
Not Allowed
Pet Waste
Rocks
Ashes
Large Branches*
Processed Wood
Plastic Bags
*Branches must be no larger than 4" thick or 36" long to be placed in your organic waste cart.
See our PDF guide for more details and sorting guides.
Home Service Options
Curbside Service
Curbside means just that — you place your organic waste bin at your curb every week, along with your trash cart, and we’ll take it from there.
Hardship
If your household is unable to get your carts to the curb, don’t worry. Simply let us know and we’ll be glad to discuss other options to meet your needs.
Not at Curb
Is it a bit of a trek from your house to the street? We can come to you! Let us know and we’ll arrange to grab your carts from a designated spot on your property.
Cart Placement Guide
Place carts at the curb (off of sidewalks), 4 feet apart from other items.
Container Sizes
We’ll provide you with a 95-gallon roll-cart for organic waste, to be picked up weekly on your regular service day.
Compostable yard debris bags are not accepted in our organic waste containers. Leaves, grass clippings, and other acceptable plant materials should be placed directly in your cart.
If it grows it goes! From grains to fruits and vegetables to protein, all foods can be placed in your green organic waste cart.
Compostable Food Waste
Coffee grounds and tea leaves
Dairy products
Egg shells
Fruits and vegetables
Meats, bones, and proteins
Seafood and shells
Plus: coffee filters, tea bags, food-soiled napkins, paper towels, and pizza delivery boxes (no frozen food boxes).
If you have a container that’s suffering from cracks or a broken lid or wheel, simply fill out our cart repair form or give us a call. We’ll look to fix it up on your next scheduled pickup day.
Please be prepared to provide your cart’s serial number. If you don’t see it on the front center of your container, look on the upper right side of the body of the cart with the lid facing toward you.
Planning some landscaping or cleaning out your garden? We can provide an extra organic waste cart for those big backyard spruce-ups. Simply fill out our additional cart request form and we’ll drop it off at your curb.
Visit these drop-off locations in the Salem-Keizer and North Marion area for a convenient way to dispose of extra recycling or certain items that can’t go in your trash bin.
