Composting

The City of Beverly's Waste Reduction Committee launched an incentivized composting program for residents and businesses with Black Earth Compost in 2015. Today, over 1,350 community members participate in this opt-in program.

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