Backyard Composting 

If you have City of Watsonville garbage service, then you qualify for a backyard home composting bin.

Compost conserves water, suppresses weeds, and protects the soil from compaction and erosion. 
The biological process is easy with the help of microorganisms that consume organic material to produce compost that offers many long-term benefits to your plants and soil. 

Turn some of your food waste into a nutrient-rich soil amendment at home, potentially save money on your trash bill and support the health of your plants and soil.

 3 easy steps to get your bin and start composting at home

1. Watch the informational video to learn how to compost at home

2. Take and pass the Compost at home quiz 

3. Get your Compost bin delivered to your home

If you have a Watsonville garbage collections service, then you qualify for this program.
click here to learn about composting at home and take the quiz to get your compost bin

If you live outside of Watsonville City limits in:

• Santa Cruz County you may qualify for this composting program
• Monterey County you may qualify for this composting program

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Also!
Free Community Compost ready for Watsonville residents to pickup

Recycled from your green cart food and plant waste.

 
Video English  Video Spanish

WHERE

Watsonville Waste and Recycling Center

320 Harvest Drive

WHEN

9am - 2pm Wednesday through Saturday ongoing

HOW

½ yard, twice a month limit

Self-loading only

Bring your own containers, shovel, gloves

Mix with soil at home, contains natural fertilizer

WHO

Watsonville City residents only

Bring id or bill envelope 

No commercial or landscape resale

WHY

Nutrient rich soil for your yard and garden

Reduces need for fertilizers and water

Captures carbon back into Watsonville soils

Reduces methane emissions from landfills

Thank you for using your green organics cart free of plastics to create this rich soil.

Contact for more information and non-profit groups/schools:

food.scrap@cityofwatsonville.org

(831)768-3133