Community Compost Pilot Information:

Details about Training Workshop Requirements Coming Soon in 2023!

If you are interested in being considered as a future participant of the community composting pilot, please fill out this form.

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Please note:
Gardens are not currently accepting compost; please respect gardens by not dropping off scraps at sites. If you are interested in being considered as a future participant of the community composting pilot, please fill out this form. Participants will need to be pre-approved and attend site-specific trainings to be permitted to donate food scraps to certain gardens. These trainings will occur in the winter of 2023.

Background Info:

The Department of Streets and Sanitation with support from Natural Resources Defense Council, is partnering with NeighborSpace, Chicago’s land trust for community-managed open space, to pilot community composting at six gardens throughout Chicago. The six community gardens will accept a select amount of small scale kitchen scraps from participating residents and compost the organic waste on site. Composting will take place using a brand new three bin compost systems designed for ease of use and optimal pest control. Just as the gardens host a community of gardeners working together to garden, the community compost operations will host a community of composters.

The six community gardens included in the pilot program are:

• Stockyard Garden (New City) 
• El Paseo Community Garden (Lower West Side) 
• Merchant Park Community Garden (Irving Park)
• Hermitage Street Community Garden (Englewood) 
• Fulton Street Flower and Vegetable Garden (West Garfield Park)
• Montrose Metra Community Gardens (North Center)