LIKE SCRAPS?

We do.

Kauai's First Curbside Food Scrap Pick-Up Service

BECOME A MEMBER

our Services & pRODUCTS

Pick-up Services

Find out if you're in our service area for our all inclusive pick-up service.

dROP OFF SERVICEs

Drop off your food scraps at your convenience.

Services

We are community composters and we believe in a decentralized system...

Rather than sending our trash to burden one community, such as Kekaha, we envision a system where we each take responsibility for our own waste in our own region. A decentralized system with households, farms and local community composters processing food waste and organics can reduce the traffic, cost, and environmental burden that typically follow a large-scale centralized waste system.

We shop local and eat local so what about recycling local?

As an island with finite resources, composting has an endless list of benefits for a sustainable island community. From diverting materials from the landfill to the application of finished compost to improve soil health, compost is the first and final step to connecting our food system and community.

How it works

HOW IT WORKS

1. Use our easy online form to sign up
2. Put approved compostable materials in your provided bucket
3. Once a week your bucket is swapped for a clean one

4. Your compostable materials are turned into nutrient rich compost

JUS LIDAT!

can &

no can

can - Put In your bucket

no can - reuse, recycle or trash it

Cooked and raw foods

Fruits and vegetable scraps

Meat, bones, fish, crustaceans*

Coffee grounds and filters

Rice, bread, oatmeal, grains

Dairy products including cheese*

Herbs, spices, dried fruit

Household plants including soil

Tortillas, potato chips, popcorn

Sauces and syrup*

Stale crackers, bread, cereal, pretzels, pasta

Nuts and shells

Tofu and tempeh

Hair (pet or human)

Chopsticks

Paper plates, bags, & to-go boxes (no plastic)

Newspaper (remove plastic/shiny inserts)

*Keep under 5% of total.

Glass

Liquids

PLASTIC

Rubber bands

Aluminum cans or foil

Latex or rubber gloves

Produce stickers/labels

Paper plates or coffee cups with wax coating

Fats, grease, oil, candy

Items labeled "biodegradable" (different than "compostable")

Items labeled BPI Certified Compostable (these are for industrial facilities only)

Items labeled ASTM D6400 or D6868

Styrofoam

Baby wipes, cloth, and clothing

Pet food

Cigarette butts

Dead animals

Dryer lint

When in doubt, leave it out!

Contaminated compost is our greatest challenge for healthy soils.

cannocan

member
testimonies

"Everyone who lives on Kauai should compost. Compost Kauai makes it easy to do some good for our island environment. It's a forward thinking business model that I hope spreads island-wide. The communication and customer service are great as well. I support their mission and appreciate their hard work."

"We always wanted to compost and Compost Kauai offering weekly curbside pickup made it an easy decision. We have an odor-proof small bucket we keep next to our sink and transfer it to the larger Compost Kauai bucket we keep outside. Composting has changed the way we eat and shop for food. We now eat healthier, less processed food, and eat more local food from farmers markets. Compost Kauai employees have always been very friendly when picking up buckets, making minimal noise, and the communication has been great. We continue to tell other people about Compost Kauai and hope they can expand their service island wide!"

"I love composting with Compost Kauai. My wife was worried about smell, roaches and rats with a black bin. With the compost Kaua’i system we don’t have to worry about any of those issues. Instead we keep our food waste out of the landfill and get compost for our garden."