community services

Community Composting

I accept kitchen scraps from a small number of local households, by application only. Service is free of charge beyond a $20 security deposit for your collection bin. All you have to do is drop off your full bin and take a clean one away with you.

Accepting: 

Repeated inclusion of non-compostable items will result from removal from the program. Failure to return collection bins upon voluntary or involuntary termination of membership in the program will result in the loss of the security deposit.

Paper and Cardboard

Having enough shredded "browns" (absorbent natural materials) to balance the moisture released by "greens" (the hot, wet, actively composting materials) is vital to the composting operation, and so we gratefully accept drop offs of clean, dry, plain, white or brown:

...without excessive printing or writing (>20% of surface area). No tape, staples, binding, stickers, paint, plastic windows, glitter, etc.

If the quantity donated is large enough, I will come pick up.


Pumpkins & Gourds

Accepting drop offs of plain, undecorated pumpkins, squash, and gourds that have not been knowingly sprayed with pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or paints. 


Small Logs & Large Branches

Bucked logs have many uses including bed-building, edging, and nutrient cycling. Bucked logs and branches donated in the metro area are gratefully accepted as drop-off, or pick-up if schedules permit.

Hard-to-Recycle Items



Getting to CHaRM is not always easy, but we are fortunate to be able to go regularly, and it's often possible to take along items from the community. We accept a limited amount of drop offs of these clean hard-to-recycle household items: