HOW DOES YOUR TRASH BECOME TREASURE?
WE’RE GLAD YOU ASKED…
Verde Valley Compost turns your organic waste into compost by letting nature work its magic. We add your waste to a perfect balance of food scraps, horse manure, and grape pomace, let it cook for roughly a year, aided by regular water additions and time. Before you know it, your food scraps transform from waste, to hot steamy compost, and finally to beautiful living soil.
FAQS
Have a question that isn’t listed below?
Just contact us at kelsey@vvcompost.com, we’re happy to answer any questions you may have.
WHAT AREAS DO YOU SERVICE?
Verde Valley Compost services the following areas: Rimrock, Camp Verde, Cottonwood, Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cornville.
If you live in Flagstaff, Sedona or the Village of Oak Creek, Compost Crowd can hook you up!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
We offer composting solutions for both residential homes and businesses. For residential you can choose between weekly collection for $50 a month or bi-weekly collection for $25 a month.
For business, please fill out an inquiry form to find a price and a collection system that works for you.
WILL I RECEIVE FINISHED COMPOST BACK FOR MY OWN GARDEN?
Absolutely! Once a year you will receive one bucket full of compost as a perk of being our customer.
WHAT ITEMS CAN I PUT INTO MY BUCKET TO BE COMPOSTED?
Please refer to our chart on the Servies page! But in short, all things food and organic.
DO YOU ALSO COLLECT YARD WASTE & FARM ANIMAL WASTE?
Yes! Please contact Kelsey Hammond at 805-256-4735 or by email at Kelsey@vvcompost.com to schedule pickup or drop off your yard and animal waste, limited to the following materials: Fallen leaves, grass clippings, & cow, horse and chicken manure. Please DO NOT put yard waste or animal waste into your 5-gallon collection bucket.
DO YOU ALSO COLLECT GRAPE POMACE?
Absolutely! Please contact Taylor & Sons Hauling to set up the collection of your grape pomace.
WHAT IS MY COLLECTION DAY?
Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Jerome: Tuesday
Cornville, Rimrock, Camp Verde: Wednesday
WHERE DO I KEEP MY BUCKET DURING THE WEEK?
Wherever is convenient for you; the garage, the laundry room, the backyard (make sure the lid is on tight because of wildlife). You may find it easier to keep a small bowl on your countertop where you prepare food and transfer that bowl to your bucket once it is full.
WHERE DO I PUT MY COLLECTION BUCKET ON MY COLLECTION DAY?
On your front porch or near your front door before 8am. Feel free to leave it out the night before but please secure the lid for wildlife.
I JUST SIGNED UP - WHEN WILL I GET MY BUCKET?
On the next collection day that services your area. For example, if you live in Cornville and you sign up on a Thursday, you will get your first collection bucket on the following Wednesday.
HOW DO I CANCEL MY COMPOST SERVICES?
We ask for a one month notice of your cancellation. Just email us, and on your last collection day we will keep the bucket!
HOW CAN I BUY FINISHED COMPOST?
COMING SOON! Please give us some time to collect your food waste and turn it into compost. By 2026, there will be plenty of compost to go around. If you would like to be one of the first informed when our compost is ready, please contact Kelsey@vvcompost.com .