Organics - Backyard Composting

Food Waste Composting - Learn about:

• Worm bins,
• Food digesters,
• Composting food scraps,
• Soil incorporation, and
• What food you can and cannot compost.

Yard Waste Composting - Learn about:

• Cold composting,
• Hot composting, and
• What yard waste you can and cannot compost.

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Composting Program Information

• Organics - At the Curb: Have too much compost for your yard? Sign up for organics service at the curb to compost your food and yard debris.
• WATER WISE Gardening: Be a WATER WISE gardener as well as composting.

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Composting Reading Resources

• Let it Rot, by Stu Campbell
• The Mulch Book, by Stu Campbell
• The Rodale Book of Composting, edited by Deborah Martin and Grace Gershuny
• Worms Eat My Garbage, by Mary Appelhoff

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Composting Internet Resources

• Thurston County Solid Waste 
• Gardening in Western Washington
• Washington State Recycling Association
• Home Composting
• Composting Council

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Visit a Composting Demonstration Garden:

• Dirt Works, located on Alta Drive off Capital Mall Drive, behind Yauger Park and the Apple Park Apartments.
• Closed Loop Park, located off Hogum Bay Road at the Thurston County Waste & Recovery Center (Take Exit 111 north, off of I-5).
• The Farmer's Market, located downtown at the north end of Capitol Way.

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Contact Information

• Visit our City Services page for links to other City Services and contact information (phone numbers) 
• Contact us at publicworks@ci.olympia.wa.us