“We completed our 4th Compost Outpost in Fairfax County! This Outpost is an excellent illustration of how distributed composting can work for communities. We will be collecting food scraps from the County’s food scrap drop-off program and municipal buildings and making compost right at the I-66 Transfer Station.” – Ben Parry, Compost Crew CEO On April 5th, Fairfax County held…
This Spring, we’re able to offer a number of options in which you can receive your compost including bagged pickup, bulk pickup, and delivery. All of these options are available to you on your portal starting February 1, 2023 and will only be available to order until February 24, 2023. We send reminders via email so you can make sure…
In 2021, the state of Maryland passed a bill requiring schools, businesses and organizations that generate at least two tons of food residuals per week to separate the food waste from other solid waste. Maryland generates an average 900,000 tons of food waste per year. This law aims to divert a good portion of that food waste from final disposal…
Welcome to Getting to Know the Crew, where we introduce our full-time, part-time, long-time and newest members of our team! As our team expanded quite a bit over the last couple of years, we decided to bring on some key hires to join our leadership team. Let us introduce a couple seasoned professionals who have recently joined Compost Crew. First,…
Butler’s Orchard is what family is all about. Owned and operated by the Butler family for three generations, with a passion for horticulture, the farm has expanded through the years. Butler’s Orchard is planted on over 300 acres of land in Germantown, MD. The orchard grows more than 25 varieties of fruits, vegetables, flowers and trees and offers many family…
By Sara Mack, Marketing Manager Watermelon season is in full swing! If you’ve already eaten your first fresh melon of the season, you know that the rinds have the pesky tendency to take up quite a bit of your compost bucket. Obviously keeping any food scraps out of the landfill is a success in our book, but it can be…
By: Sara Mack, Marketing Manager For many, the decision to compost is an individual act designed to decrease one’s carbon footprint. Although individual actions are incredibly important when it comes to banding together to reduce the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change, Courthouse Plaza resident Marissa O’Neill sought an even bigger positive impact when she began her mission to…