Bring it to a Food Waste Recycling Drop-Off

Cary’s food waste recycling drop-offs are a local option to turn food waste into compost. Each site accepts a variety of materials listed below; open to residents, no commercial interests. All material is composted by a local facility, and some of that finished compost will be returned to the earth at our Good Hope Farm.

Locations

Mills Park
425 Mills Park Drive
Open daily, sunrise to sunset

Citizen's Convenience Center
313 N. Dixon Ave.
Open Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (holiday hours may vary)

Get Started 

1. If it grows, it goes. Collect food scraps and other accepted materials in a kitchen caddy or other convenient container. Consider lining it with a Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)-certified compostable bag, or collect material directly in that bag!

• Only use bags with the Biodegradable Products Institute logo, and not a plastic shopping bag. 

2. Store your container or bag on the counter, under the sink, or in the refrigerator or freezer.

3. Take it to a Food Waste Recycling Drop-Off! Empty your container into the designated carts. 

Not Accepted

Backyard Composting

Use your food scraps to create your own organic soil amendment. Learn how to make the perfect pile.