Upper Valley Compost

Northern Vermont's
Food Scrap Pick-Up Service

Helping to keep Vermont green.

Our Service Area in Northwestern, Vermont:

Cambridge / Jeffersonville, Fairfax, Colchester, Milton, Jericho / Underhill, Richmond, Westford, Essex, South Burlington, Williston.

The easiest, cleanest way to handle your food waste

Our service provides emptying, cleaning and refreshing your bucket at each collection.

About Upper Valley Compost

Insured, and permitted to haul waste in the state of Vermont. Upper Valley Compost, LLC looks forward to helping fellow Vermonters comply with VT Act 148. Let's get your food scraps where they belong! Home owners and businesses alike can count on Upper Valley Compost for curbside compost removal.

Meet Roger

Roger

A 4th generation Vermonter and small business owner.

Reliable, respectable, and ready to get the job done.

Vermont Permit

Waste Hauling

LLC - State of VT

Vermont Small Business

Insured

Liability Protection

Act 148 Compliant

Vermont Waste Ordinance

About Anchor 1

Should I put this in my compost pick-up bin?

Acceptable Items

Materials Accepted Anchor 2

All food scraps of any kind  
BPI Certified, clearly labeled compostable bags used for lining food scrap containers.  
Coffee filters & tea bags (paper only–no plastic tea bags)  
Newspaper and untreated paper products used to line food scrap containers  
Paper towels, napkins, facial tissues – only if they DO NOT contain body fluids or chemicals of any kind  
Wooden or bamboo stirrers, toothpicks, chopsticks, (no plastic frills).

We Do Not Accept

Petroleum-based plastic of any kind
Coated or waxed paper
Compostable foodware products
Dirt/Fill/Stumps
Cat, dog, or human waste
Diapers, including diapers labeled “compostable”
Styrofoam
Metals, including foil wrapping and twist ties
Toxic materials such as paints, solvents, pesticides, or petroleum products. How to properly dispose of hazardous waste

Compostable

Items we accept to be composted:

Not Compostable

Items we do not accept, not compostable: