Why Compost?
Curbside Composting Options
Scraps curbside composting is now available to nearly all Broomfield neighborhoods as well as a local drop off location. All of the scraps are taken to a commercial compost facility, which means they can take just about anything you can chop up or cook up in your kitchen, and then some!
Compost Colorado is a unique composting solution that collects your food waste, and also delivers local sustainable products. Shopping local and sustainable is another way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support your community! They are the fastest-growing composting company in Colorado and allows you to compost all of your food waste. You also get a free bag of compost around Mother’s Day to use in your garden! Curbside pickup and local drop-off available.
Wompost: Women-Owned Composting
Womposters are the dirty boots on the ground. We know that composting is a powerful way to reverse climate change. Our mission is to make it easy for our community to compost. We learn, grow, and compost together!
Wompost is the only compost collection and delivery service based in Aurora, Colorado and serving surrounding areas. We provide a simple way to recycle biodegradable waste into compost. Just like curbside trash pickup, we collect food scraps and yard waste once a week from customers’ homes and businesses and bring back finished compost soil. We also provide easy and affordable drop-off sites throughout the service area and sell compost soil in bulk.
Backyard Composting Information
Backyard composting video (6 min)
How to make compost
Backyard Composting Overview
Backyard Composting Basics and Troubleshooting
Extra composting resources (including vermicomposting)
Bokashi Composting
Compostable Items List
Here are some great lists of compostable items separated into “greens” and “browns” Compostable Ingredients, Compostable Items List
Composting Classes
On March 18th, David Jackson from the Broomfield Environmental Services Department and Brianna Hallinan from Sustainable Broomfield hosted a free virtual backyard composting class. Check out the Backyard Composting and Vermicomposting recording on the City’s website.
You can also find a list of upcoming composting classes for Boulder County on their Compost Workshops page.
Homemade Compost Tea Setup
What is Compost Tea? Modify your current backyard compost setup to produce and collect compost tea. For assistance or questions contact John Hoffman at Hoffmanart@yahoo.com. Homemade Compost Tea.