Denver Public Works and Denver Environmental Health are excited to announce that the Denver Composts program is expanding service in 2014. The agencies have worked in partnership to bring the much desired green composting carts to an additional 2,500 new homes citywide. 

The Denver Composts program allows Denver residents to collect organic material (food, non-recyclable paper and yard debris) for composting. Composting dramatically reduces the waste we send to the landfill and – in so doing – prevents greenhouse gas emissions. Composting also produces a valuable product that makes our soil richer and more productive. 

Residents enrolled in the program receive a large green compost cart (similar to the Denver Recycles purple cart) and a two-gallon kitchen pail. Composting is picked up once a week by Denver Recycles. The Denver Composts program is a fee-based service and residents living in areas that are eligible for the service have two options for payment: A quarterly payment plan of $29.25 every three months, or a one-time payment of $107.00 for the entire year, payable in whole on or before February 15^th (there is a discount for choosing the one-time payment option). 

Residents can check their eligibility to participate in the Denver Composts program by visiting DenverGov.org/DenverRecycles or by calling 311 in Denver.