Drop-Off Service

Urbana Compost Community Composting Program

Compost for only $XX/month at a drop-off point at the Lincoln Square Mall!

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Urbana’s First Compost Drop-off Point

  • Fill Up

    Throw all your food scraps, 100% paper products, and certified compostable products in a receptacle of your choice in your home.

  • Drop Off

    Bring your full receptacle to the drop-off point at the Lincoln Square Mall. Empty the receptacle at the site and our team will come by to pick up the material weekly to be composted.

  • Create Impact

    Lower your environmental footprint by composting with WasteNot. Material that WasteNot collects from the drop-off site will be turned into a nutrient rich soil amendment known as finished compost to improve local soil health.

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What can i compost with wastenot?

Here’s everything you need to know about what can be composted in Urbana.

  • If it has ever been alive, you can compost it! All food scraps (even meat and bones!) can be safely composted in your WasteNot receptacle of choice.

  • Pizza boxes, paper towels, and any 100% paper products are compostable with WasteNot.

  • Look for “certified compostable” when looking to see if your plastic products can be composted. Avoid composting products that advertise as “biodegradable” or “plant-based” without explicit mention of compostable certification.

  • Click here to view the full list of what you can compost with WasteNot.

FAQs

  • To get access to the drop off location, it costs $10/month.

  • After you sign up, WasteNot will email you with instructions on how to access the drop off location. The location is open 24/7 to public access.

  • Composting helps on an individual, community, and global level! It reduces odors and organic waste in your home, and reduces the amount of food being sent to landfills. On a global level, this reduces greenhouse gas emissions from landfills. Composting is a simple habit that creates a sustainable way of life while protecting the environment. You can learn more about the benefits of composting here.

  • Generally speaking, “if it grows, it goes!” Anything once living can be composted. At WasteNot, we are able to accept a wide variety of items due to being on the industrial level. To view what’s compostable with WasteNot, check out our guide here.

  • Just a few things! Pet droppings, excessive liquids, plastics (including wrappers), metals, excess yard waste, and glass can’t be composted.

  • To cancel your account and lose access to the drop off site, please complete our cancellation form on this page.

  • Please email WasteNot support at hq@wastenotcompost.com with any questions or comment.

  • If this page does not have the information you are looking for, please email our team at hq@wastenotcompost.com.

Local Partner: Champaign County Environmental Stewards (CCES)

WasteNot is proud to partner with CCES on compost education in the Champaign-Urbana area.