Ypsilanti Compost Club

Why Join the Ypsi Compost Club?

Environmental Impact!          

Community Building  

 Soil Remediation

Giving Back to Mother Earth!

Feed the Earth Not the Landfill!

Though our City and Township do a wonderful job composting yard and tree waste; currently there is no service collecting kitchen scraps.

Frightening Facts from the EPA

  • In 2019, 66.2 million tons of wasted food were generated in the food retail, food service and residential sectors in the United States. Only 5% of that wasted food was composted.
  • In the U.S., food is the single most common material sent to landfills, comprising 24.1 percent of municipal solid waste.
  • Municipal solid waste landfills are the third largest source of human-related methane emissions in the U.S, accounting for approximately 14% of methane emissions in 2022.3 Wasted food is responsible for 58% of landfill methane emissions
  • If food waste were a country, it’s emissions would be the world’s 3rd largest emitter, behind China and the United States.

Not composting food waste is terrible for the environment plus it is wasting Earth’s precious resources. Food scraps can easily be composted into nutrient rich soil, completing the Circle of Life the way nature intended.

How Can You Help?

  • Instead of discarding food scraps and yard trim, YOU can transform them into a nutrient-rich soil amendment (i.e., compost) that can then be incorporated into yards, gardens, and parks to build healthier soil, support local food production, reduce fertilizer use, and reduce stormwater runoff.
  • If you don’t have the time or resources to compost in your back yard, you can join the Ypsilanti Compost Club and help pilot a program which will demonstrate to the Township that Kitchen Scrap composting is desired by the community.
You’ll Be:

  • Ensuring uneaten food and food scraps go to good use and are not wasted.
  • Part of a community effort. Residents who participate in waste collection and recycling efforts become more connected to their community and are transformed from passive receivers to “co-producers” of public services.
How Does it Work?

  • The Ypsilanti Compost Club will provide each household a composting container which will be emptied every week.  Place it out on the curb on  your trash day every week by 7am. It will be emptied and placed back on your curb.
  • Annually each Compost Club member will receive a complimentary bag of compost for their garden/landscape needs.
  • It’s $45.00 to register for the service and receive you household compost bucket and then $33 a month thereafter. You may cancel or pause by emailing Fiery Maple (5) business fays before your next billing cycle.
  • Along with your Ypsilanti Compost Club membership you will receive a newsletter, complimentary bags of compost and other community perks.
Sign Up Today!

Please Note: At this time the, Ypsilanti Compost Club Residential Weekly Pickup Service which is billed Monthly, is only available in the following neighborhoods: Ford Lake Heights, Ford Lake Village, Pine Ridge, Greene Farms, Millpointe, The Preserves, and Whittaker Village.

In Two Easy Steps:

  1. Register for Compost Pickup Service and a Ypsilanti Township Compost Club Container will be delivered to your house. Price:$45.00. Click here to register: https://square.link/u/g9kJnGpH
  2. Sign up for Monthly Subscription to Weekly Residential Kitchen Scrap Pickup Service which will be billed monthly at the rate of $33.00/month. https://square.link/u/V3KfDlt1

You will be billed on the LAST day of the month.