Grow Food, Not Landfills.
Since Compost Nashville’s inception in 2014, we’ve been on a mission to divert as much compostable material as we can away from landfills and give finished compost back to the local community.
More than 10 MILLION pounds diverted from landfill!
At each pick up, we weigh the amount of material we collect for each of our composters to see in real time. Rather than letting all that material go to waste and occupy space in rapidly filling landfills, we transform it into nutrient-rich compost. This compost serves various purposes, such as supporting farmers, stabilizing riverbanks, safeguarding road shoulders, and more.
More than 25,000 tons of CO2e prevented from entering the atmosphere
According to EPA’s WARM 2.0 tool, it would take 63,689 trees (that’s more than 100 acres of forest) 10 years to absorb the amount of greenhouse gas that we’ve been able to prevent due to our diversion efforts. Meaning those trees can focus on absorbing other sources of CO2e emissions.
400+ cubic yards of compost donated
Annually, we contribute nutrient-rich compost to support local community gardens, schools, and farms, ensuring the ongoing production of wholesome food in Middle Tennessee. Among our donation recipients are Bells Bend Farm, Brooklyn Heights Community Garden, Farm in the City, The Haven, Montessori East, The Nashville Food Project, No. 9 Farms, Old School Farm, Plant the Seed, Six Boots Growers' Collective, The Store Community Garden, Village at Glencliff, and Waverly Belmont.
To apply to become a donation recipient, click here.
Carbon Negative Fleet
Each year we calculate our miles driven totals compared to the tons of CO2e we prevent from entering the atmosphere to ensure we are curbing our impact on the planet, not making it worse.
Since 2014, Our impact has been a collaborative effort:
Households
We’ve collected compostable material from houses all over middle TN and we truly believe we have the best residential customers. Want to join our community of local composters?
Business Partners
We’ve partnered with local businesses to divert their compostable material. Each business that works with us helps us choose which organizations receive our compost donation.
Events
We expanded our service offerings to include events in 2022 and we’ve seen a huge impact already! Events encourage the local community to compost in an approachable and easy to understand way.