Community Composting Program

1. Reduce Municipal Food Waste  
2. Divert Residential and Commercial Food Waste from Landfills  
3. Increase Rainwater Usage 
4. Generate Compost  
5. Increase Agricultural Producers’ Access to Compost  
6. Improve Food Security for those with Low Access to Food  
7. Enhance Operations of Community Composting Facilities through Evaluation and Public Input  
8. Engage the local community in Design of Composting Facilities 

• Reduce hauling distances
• Empower residents to be a part of the solution  
• Build a healthier, more resilient food system  

Complete the interest sign up form

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You will hear will from us on next steps and additional information.

Collect your free food scrap bin

Food scrap bins will be given out during the Community Compost Program workshop. Residents who choose to watch the video online will need to pick up a bin. More details on the workshop to be announced soon.

Email kylie.smith@orlando.gov to schedule your bin pick up

Use food scrap collection bin to collect food scraps, leftovers, and other compostable waste at home, while reviewing the accepted item list.  

Once food scrap collection bin is full, drop off food waste at one of the neighborhood drop-off bins. 

Drop Off Locations:

• Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center  
• John H. Jackson Neighborhood Center  
• South Street Farm  
• McQuigg Community Garden  

The drop-off collection bin sites will be available for residents to drop off any day and time of the week. The collection bins will be open 24/7, 7 days a week.  

Volunteer

Volunteer with us at South Street Urban Farms by visiting orlando.gov/orlandocares.

Acceptable items

All food scraps and food waste residuals including:

• peelings
• shavings
• ends
• cores
• cooked or uncooked food scraps

Non-Acceptable items

Non-food items including:

• plastics
• glass
• metal
• cardboard
• papers
• waxed papers
• produce stickers
• rubber bands
• twist ties
• mesh rood bags
• condiment wrappers
• grease
• cooking oil, etc. 

• This program is reserved for residents around the South Street Urban Fam with a 32805 zip code. This program aims to improve food security and nutrition in Parramore while reducing the hauling distance food waste typically travels to a landfill.
• This pilot program will serve as a proof of concept for composting on a hyper-local basis in Orlando. By processing food waste locally and directly by connecting the compost material to the South Street and McQuigg Urban Farms.

• Residents who have chosen to participate in this program will be notified once compost material is available for pick up.