COMMUNITY DROP-OFF SITES
Community members are invited to drop off food scraps at our public stations at Arlington Park, Gillespie Park, and WSLR Radio Station. These sites are maintained through community contributions, and while donations are encouraged, they’re not required. We also support compost stations in private neighborhoods—if you’d like to bring one to your community, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact info@sunshinecommunitycompost.org for site access details, instructions, or to learn more!
Sunshine Community Compost strives to shape our work in ways that ensures the long-term sustainability of our programs and services, while building resilience within communities and the food system. Our hope is to move beyond just recovering resources to building soil, growing food, and creating community connections. We also want to ensure the right educational resources, programs and tools are accessible to as many people as possible so we can expand upon the new wave of emerging compost enthusiasts and leaders.
If you’re interested in bringing a Community Site to your neighborhood, or maintaining an existing Community Site, the first step is to determine who will be Sunshine Community Compost’s individual contact for your community/neighborhood/group. If you live in a neighborhood with a homeowner’s or neighborhood association, this is a great starting place. Once you’ve identified your community representative, the next steps are below.
How to get started:
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Contact our team to review your needs and goals
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Site visit to determine placement and needs
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Training for your community (if selected)
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Equipment delivery and installation (if selected)
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Ongoing pick-up services and site management (if selected) *
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You help close the loop and reduce the amount of food scraps that go to the landfill!
*For sites without on-site composting capacity, we offer food scrap pickup and ongoing management services.
COMMUNITY DROP-OFF SITE SPONSORSHIP
With high visibility and foot traffic, Community Sites are powerful opportunities to showcase regenerative practices and inspire everyday environmental action. Sunshine Community Compost is delighted to offer annual Community Site sponsorship opportunities for businesses and other organizations who want to visibly champion sustainability, deepen local roots, and be recognized as a catalyst for regenerative change where it matters most - right in the heart of the neighborhood. When a Community Site sponsor is secured, there is no cost to site users and an additional single-payer is not required for the duration of the annual sponsorship.
COMMUNITY DROP-OFF SITES
Please reach out to info@sunshinecommunitycompost.org for site access information. Drop-off sites are locked and required access codes for use.
