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Residential

We can make composting easy with our organic waste collection service. Unlike a backyard compost bin, we can accept a wider variety of organics such as meat, bones, dairy, and compostable packaging including soiled pizza boxes!

Start diverting over 40% of your household waste from the landfill today!

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RESIDENTIAL PICK-UP PACKAGES

MONTH-TO-MONTH

$40/MONTH

ANNUAL

$420/YEAR

All Subscriptions set to Auto-Renew.

Attention!!

We are in the process of upgrading all our residential clients
to 32-gallon curbside collection bins.


When you sign up, we will let you know if your home is on a route with

5 gallon pails or 32 gallon bins.

5-GALLON PAIL SERVICE:
  • $20 starter kit includes one 5-gallon collection pail with a lid and 2 compostable bags.
  • Collection of up to 10kg of organic waste weekly
  • Fresh compostable bags after each collection
  • You will be upgraded to 32-gallon bins soon
32-GALLON BIN SERVICE:
  • One 32-gallon curbside collection bin
  • Collection of up to 59 kg of organic waste
  • Weekly collections from May 1st to October 31st
  • Bi-weekly collections from November 1 to April 30
  • Compostable bags can be purchased online using this form.

Attention!!

We are in the process of upgrading all our residential clients
to 32-gallon curbside collection bins.


When you sign up, we will let you know if your home is on a route with

5 gallon pails or 32 gallon bins.

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CURRENT SERVICE AREAS


Due to practical necessities and our commitment to keeping a small carbon footprint, we are unable to serve all areas of Winnipeg at this time.

However, we encourage you to sign up even if you are outside our service area so we can add you to our waitlist. You can help us expand to your area sooner by telling your neighbours about our service.

ALREADY COMPOST AT HOME?

Sign up for our seasonal winter collection service.

Take your composting to new heights with resources from Green Action Centre.

FAQs

Here are few tips to maintain a clean bin and prevent it from freezing during winters:

  • Crumple up scrap paper into balls and put them in the bottom of your green bin before putting in any food or yard waste. 
  • Line your bin and layer your waste with crumpled-up newspaper, paper bags or soiled pizza/cardboard boxes.
  • Avoid storing your food scraps bin indoors between collections, as liquid can collect and freeze when moved outdoors.
  • Do not put liquids in the bin.
  • Freeze your food scraps in your freezer before putting it out in your green bin.
  • If material gets stuck inside the bin, use a broom or shovel handle to carefully loosen it.
  • Put your bin/pail out for every collection, even if it’s not full.

Our compost couriers try their best to get the frozen contents out from the bin, but sometimes the bins are not fully emptied when the contents are stuck at the bottom. Please note that this is not considered a missed collection.

Compost Winnipeg is working towards providing services similar to a municipal collection program. The 32 G bin service provides opportunities for customers to increase the organic waste they divert, and provides Compost Winnipeg safer, more efficient collections. This also allows us to move to bi-weekly collections during the winter months and reduces our emissions.

OUR SERVICE

An easy and affordable way to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions.


COMPOST GUIDE


Our Compost Guide provides detailed instructions on what goes in and what stays out of our collection bins. The organic waste is processed at a large scale composting site, we are able to accept a much wider range of materials than the typical backyard compost. Check our guide to learn more.

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