Residential Drop-off
Composting on your time
Customers empty their 5-gallon bucket, featuring a secure twist-off lid, compostable liner, and a gasket, once weekly at the nearest Drop-Off Station. Take a new liner to keep your buckets clean and prevent legacy odors that may come with an unclean bucket.
Artist Heather Lynn Reynolds painting the drop-off shed at the LEAP for Local Food Hub
You can drop off food scraps at the following locations:
The LEAP Food Hub - 1027 Patterson Ave SW (Hurt Park)
Our Lady Nazareth Catholic Church - 2505 Electric Rd (Cave Spring)
Blue Ridge Hydroponics - 1931 Apperson Dr. Salem, VA (Salem)
RMI Management - 1317 14th St. SE
St Elizabeth's Episcopal Church - 2339 Grandin Rd SW
We are seeking new Drop-Off Locations in the following localities:
Vinton
Hershberger/Williamson in NE Roanoke
Orange Ave in NW Roanoke
Salem
Drop-Off Stations are enclosed to prevent pest or odor problems and the outside walls can serve as a space for public art. The stations are kept locked and accessible only to members to deposit their compost and collect a new compostable liner for their 5-gallon bucket.
If you would like to partner on a new location, please Contact Us.
*Start-Up Fee of $33 to deliver and provide you with a bucket with a twist off lid, compostable liner, and gasket to hold the liner in place.
*The Drop-Off Program Costs $12/month, including the first month*
Start service by completing the payment link below, which charges $40 for the first month and start-up fee.
We will contact you within 72 hours after you pay for a 1st month's service and Start-Up Fee. We typically deliver all buckets when doing our curbside pick-up route on Tuesdays.
Any customer in our program is entitled to up to 2 buckets of free finished compost from us, or $10 off on a cubic yard of compost (valued at $50 total).
Location of the Our Lady Nazareth Drop-Off Shed and Picture of the Drop-Off Shed