Why Compost?
A key objective of the City’s Climate & Energy Action Plan is to reduce the approximately 40,000 tons of organic waste that goes to the landfill each year. Diverting waste decreases the production of methane, a harmful greenhouse gas that is produced when organic materials are landfilled. Keeping organics out of the landfills can help save our limited landfill space while producing a valuable product for farms, gardens and landscape uses.
The City of Eugene supports a variety of composting programs such as our residential curbside compost program, OSU educational programs for backyard composters, compost programs in area K-12 schools, and our Love Food Not Waste commercial food compost program. We also have handy flyers for Sustainable Gardening and Tips for Managing Leaf Waste. For a complete listing of resources to help you compost in the garden, please visit the Urban Agriculture Resources page.