Food Waste Compost

Why address food waste?

From Lower Cape News Digging into Composting:

“If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, after the United States and China โ€ฆ we can’t get to our net zero targets 2050 without addressing food wasteโ€ฆ”

Olav Hegland – Eastham Climate Action Committee

Food waste composting at the Eastham Transfer Station

We are thrilled to o๏ฌ€er household food waste composting at the Transfer Station. The โ€œbeach hutโ€ at the far end of recycling has a couple of bins for you to drop o๏ฌ€ your compostable food waste.
In cooperation with Black Earth Compost (BlackEarthCompost.com)
Paid for by a Grant from Massachusetts DEP

At the transfer station compost bin, you can compost:

  • Food, fruit and vegetable scraps
  • Bread/Cereals
  • Coffee grounds and paper filters
  • Paper tea bags (no staples)
  • Eggshells (crushed)
  • Meat, fish, and bones
  • Flowers
  • Paper Napkins and towels (food only, no chemicals)
  • Plastic Bags in Food Compost Bins

We don’t take:

  • Plastic bags. Compostable bags are ok.
  • Dog/Cat Waste
  • Diseased Plants
  • Trash
  • Newspapers (please recycle!)