Our Composting Bucket & Toter Swap Service

Residential and commercial composting in the Finger Lakes region*

*All of Monroe County. Limited service in Ontario, Livingston, Wayne, Genesee, Orleans & Yates Counties

Why Compost?

Recycling food and other organic waste diverts it from landfills and provides a range of environmental benefits, including:

  • improving soil health by recycling nutrients and mitigating the impact of droughts

  • reducing greenhouse gas emissions

For a deeper dive into the natural world of composting check out the USCC website

Why Compost with Us?

Easy to use - Just put your food scraps and other organic materials into the Impact Earth bucket/toter and we’ll handle the messy part of turning it into compost.

Flexible service/pricing - Choose weekly or bi-weekly curbside service or try swapping at one of our retail drop-off locations where you control when and how often you swap.

Free compost - We deliver compost to your house every spring as part of your membership.

Interactive customer portal

  • View your calendar, skip pickups, receive text and email reminders

  • Shop locally made zero-waste lifestyle products and schedule a free delivery to your doorstep

  • View your household’s diversion metrics and celebrate your impact

  • Free monthly donation drive pickup- We collect needed items to help local non-profits carry out their mission

Join the growing community of neighbors living more sustainably by diverting their food waste into compost.

Residential Services

Curbside

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With membership in our curbside service, we come to your home to pick up your food scraps. Choose from a variety of service options with tiered pricing.

Clean Bucket System

We swap your bucket for a clean bucket each swap.

Bi-Weekly Service: $26/mo if paid monthly or $305 ($25/mo) if paid annually*

Weekly Service: $32/mo if paid monthly or $375 ($31/mo) if paid annually*

Start-Up Fee (one-time fee): $15

*We do not offer refunds if you cancel early


Washless System

We remove the compostable bin liner from your bucket each swap.

Bi-Weekly Service: $22/mo if paid monthly or $258 ($21.5/mo) if paid annually*

Weekly Service: $28/mo if paid monthly or $328 ($27/mo) if paid annually*

Start-Up Fee (one-time fee): $15

*We do not offer refunds if you cancel early.

Enter your zip code during the online sign-up process and the system will let you know if we service your specific address.

Or send us an email with your question.

Market

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If you regularly shop at local farmers markets or co-ops, our market service is an efficient and cost-effective way for you to compost! Just bring your filled bucket to one of our locations and swap it out for a clean one.

Cost per swap:

$8 swaps w/ Impact Earth Lifestyle Store

$10 swaps w/ retail partners

Start-Up Fee (one-time fee): $25

Commercial Services

Our commercial composting service is a hassle-free way to divert your business, school, or venue’s food scraps from the landfill. Our clients include restaurants, K-12 schools, universities, offices, multifamily residential buildings, and other venues.

Cost per swap:

32-gal starting at $15.00; $125 start-up fee

64-gal starting at $28.00; $145 start-up fee

96-gal starting at $38.00; $185 start-up fee

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Weekend toter rental: Rent a 64 or 96 gallon toter for the weekend- we will drop it off on Friday and pick it up on Monday. Perfect for events, yard clean up, etc. Starting at $45. For additional information please contact us at support@impactearthroc.com or 585-315-0160.

Got a question? Check out our FAQ’s.