Residential Drop-Off

Reduce your waste by composting!

• Salida: Downtown @ 1st & C Streets(Map)
  
• Buena Vista: @ Crossman & Pleasant Ave. (Map)
  
• Poncha Springs: @ Palmer Ave (Map)
  
• Gunnison: @ City Market on N Main St.
  
• NEW! Crested Butte: @ Visitors Center on Elk Ave
  

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Most food scraps and yard waste accepted.  See the full list on the right or download a PDF here.

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  • Chaffee County (Salida, Poncha Springs & Buena Vista)
    
  • Gunnison
    
  • Crested Butte
    
• We will email you the padlock codes for our drop-off locations.
  
• Bring your foodscraps and compostable materials in a bucket or compostable bag and drop them in our bins.
  
• Bring leaves or other acceptable yard waste (no branches or weeds!) in a separate bag and leave next to our bins.
  
• You can access the drop off sites 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  We change the lock codes periodically so please add info@elementscompost.com to your contacts and keep an eye out for emails from us.
  
• Your subscription will renew automatically unless you unsubscribe.
  
• The items you drop off become nutrient-rich soil that is available for sale in either bagged or bulk quantities.
  

Why Compost?

• Up to 30% of waste going into our landfill is compostable and could be recycled into soil products
  
• Composting reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95% compared to landfilling where organic waste rots and produces toxic methane gases.
  
• The compost and soil products we make support local agriculture and help close the loop on our food systems
  
• Our businesses is locally owned and operated - by joining our programs, you're supporting sustainable green jobs in our community
  

Have questions?  Contact us to learn more!