Composting
Compost Drop-off Station Pilot
Here's the process to register for free access to the downtown compost drop-off station:
1) Learn the rules - What can I compost, and how? Here is the full guide:
https://www.beverlyma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2195/BlackEarthCompostGuide_do-dont
2) Complete the registration form.
3) Receive the combination code in your email in 2-3 business days after we review your form.
4) Get composting! To use the station at the parking lot to Bessie Baker Park, unlock the combination lock on the bin with your code, drop up to two bags of kitchen scraps each week, lock the bin, and scramble the code. Please call Erina Keefe with any composting program questions
Beverly residents have several options to enroll at any time in a curbside food compost pick-up program. The City provides the following incentives for residents who register for the first time to one of the programs listed below:
- $20 discount on your annual trash bill ($5 discount per quarter) can be applied automatically.
- A free countertop food scrap bin, while supplies last
- A free, wheeled 13 gallon curbside cart (see photo) or bucket, depending on selected program
The following vendors serve Beverly:
- Black Earth Compost
- $91.99/year for weekly service
- Other incentives:
- Free finished compost upon request
- $10 bonus for a referral
- Optional add-ons for textile pick-up
- City Compost (Private company, not run by the City of Beverly)
- $5/weekly service ($260/year); $7/biweekly service (once every two weeks) ; $9/monthly service
- $7 start-up cost for the 5-gal container
- Other incentives:
- Clean, lined 5-gal container is provided every week
- Finished compost available monthly
- Optional countertop bin is available for $3 used or $10 new
- Bootstrap Compost
- $11/weekly service ($572/year), or $15/biweekly service (once every two weeks)
- Other incentives:
- Clean, lined 5-gal container is provided every week
- Finished compost available upon request
- Two free pick-ups with a referral
- Please call Erina Keefe with any composting program questions
978.605.2332

Yard Waste (not food) Compost Site
The Yard Waste Compost Site is managed by JRM 800.323.4285.
- Peak Season Hours: Monday- Saturday
8 am to 3:30 pm (March 1 - December 23, unless heavy snow) - Off Season Hours: JRM increased the hours as of 1/17/22 to: M-F 8-3:30 and Sat 8-2
- 16 Standley Street
Beverly, MA 01915 - No sticker is needed - only proof of Beverly residency
The site only accepts yard waste, brush, and branches up to 2 inches in diameter. No food. Plastic bags are unacceptable, per Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) guidelines.
Additional Information
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Engineering
Physical Address
191 Cabot Street
2nd Floor
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-605-2355Fax: 978-921-6003
Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Thursday
8:30 am to 7:30 pm
Friday
8:30 am to 1 pm