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
Fill out the application
Attend the 30-minute workshop to learn how to compost
Take home or schedule a delivery for your composting bin

Otherwise, you may qualify for the County's Free Composting workshops, click here to learn more.
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Also!
Free Community Compost ready for Watsonville residents to pickup
Recycled from your green cart food and plant waste.
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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