Composting

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 opt in 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.
• A free, wheeled 13 gallon curbside cart (see photo), 

The following vendors serve Beverly:

• Black Earth Compost [LINK: https://blackearthcompost.com/create-account/]
  • $79.99/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) ([LINK: https://www.citycompost.com/signup]
  • $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 5-gal container is provided every week
    • Finished compost available monthly
    • Optional countertop bin is available for $3 used or $10 new

• Bootstrap Compost [LINK: https://bootstrapcompost.com/service-areas/]
  • Mike - michael@bootstrapcompost.com
  • $11/weekly service ($572/year), or $15/biweekly service (once every two weeks)
  • From now until September 1, customers can receive two free months of service (valued at $88) by using the code: BEVSAVES
  • Other incentives:
    • Clean 5-gal container is provided every week
    • Finished compost available upon request
    • Two free pick-ups with a referral