Curb to Compost

Education and Building Awareness

This section focuses on the benefits of compost and has great tools to quickly educate the community if your city considers piloting a residential curbside food scrap collection program – community members should learn why they should take action to participate and what the benefits are of composting and compost.

Signage

Do’s and don’ts of composting:

Poster for yard debris and veggies curbside recycling – In English & Spanish

SF compost 11_x_17_poster

How to sort:

How to Sort Compost Flyer
Compost Your Veggies (English version)
Curbside What to Recycle

Brochures, pamphlets, flyers and posters:

Two-bin system

Instruction on how to sort with a two-bin system:

Two-Cart Pilot Brochure

For community

How-To’s of Residential Compost Program for Community Members:
SF compost 8_5_x_11 flyer
Portland Brochure
NYC Organics Collection Program

Examples of public outreach

Great visual graphic depicting where the organics go….and what it becomes.
Bus Wrap
Sticker/magnet

To read more about some of the innovative outreach used in San Francisco, read “Food Waste Diversion Promoted On The Street”, (BioCycle)

Video Resources