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  • HOME FREE TRIAL
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  • XMAS TREE RECYCLING
  • Composting Pickup
    • Households
    • Businesses
    • Apartment Buildings
    • Leaf Pickup
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  • Shop
    • *HOME COMPOSTING FREE TRIAL*
    • Rabbit Recycling
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    • Christmas Tree Recycling
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Home Composting Free Trial and Sign Up

Home Home Composting Free Trial and Sign Up

Curious about composting but not sure where to start? Try our free compost pickup trial at home and see how simple it can be to reduce your food waste. We’ll drop off a clean and sealed bucket at your doorstep and make pickups weekly or every other week – no mess, no stress. It’s the easiest way to make an impact in your Philly neighborhood!

How It Works

  1.  Sign Up – Click here to start your 30 day free trial

  2.  We Drop Off a 2 or 5 Gallon Bucket – We drop off a 2 or 5 gallon bucket (whichever you choose). Liners for 5 gallon buckets are sold separately as an add-on. Instructions for using your new composting bucket are sent to you in a welcome email.

  3.  Fill with Food Scraps – Anything compostable goes in- food scraps, garden trimmings, leaves, even those Halloween pumpkins.

  4. We Pick Up Weekly or Every Other Week – You just leave your bucket outside the night before your pickup day

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Pricing (after the free 30 day trial)

You can choose to try either the 5 gallon bucket or the 2 gallon bucket during your 30 day free home trial. After your free home trial ends, you can choose to renew or conclude composting services with Circle Compost. If you choose to continue your composting plan, then you will pay the following fee starting on the second month. Pay annually and receive a free month of composting beyond the free 30 day trial!

5 Gallon Bucket

5 gallon bucket emptied weekly

Easy-peel lid

$21/month

5 gallon bucket emptied every other week

Easy-peel lid

$14/month

5 gallon bucket swapped weekly

Easy-peel lid

$28/month

5 gallon bucket swapped every other week

Easy-peel lid

$19/month

2 Gallon Bucket

2 gallon bucket swapped weekly

Screw-top lid

$20/month

2 gallon bucket swapped every other week

Screw-top lid

$13.50/month

Pay annually and receive a free month of composting in addition to the free 30 day trial!

Start Your Free Home Composting Trial

Your Compost Bucket

We provide your Philly household with a 5 gallon or 2 gallon bucket to fill with your food scraps and other organic waste.

5 Gallon Bucket

  • You have the option to have the 5 gallon bucket emptied or replaced with a clean one weekly or every other week.
  • Lining it with a brown paper bag, which we can compost, helps keep the bucket clean.
  • Some of our customers like to decorate their buckets with stickers or other artwork and always keep the same one – in that case, go with our 5 gallon bucket service, and choose to have it emptied weekly or every other week!
  • Prefer to receive a fresh bucket each time we come by? No problem – we have options to have your 5 gallon bucket “swapped” at each pickup for a clean bucket weekly or every other week.
  • The 5 gallon bucket’s lid offers the easiest put-on and take-off experience of any on the market.

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2 Gallon Bucket

  • Our 2 gallon buckets are always swapped out at every pickup. We take your full bucket and leave a clean one at a frequency of your choosing – weekly or every other week.
  • Lining it with a brown paper bag, which we can compost, helps keep the bucket clean.
  • Our 2 gallon bucket lids are made from thick, hard plastic with a simple twist on/off lid design.
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Benefits of Composting With Circle Compost

No Mess, No Smell

Our airtight compost buckets are designed to lock in odors and prevent leaks, so you can collect your food scraps cleanly and conveniently, without worrying about unpleasant smells or messes in your home.

Supplies Included

We make getting started easy – your compost bucket and everything you need are delivered right to your door. No extra errands or setup required. Just open the lid and start collecting your scraps.

Easy Pickups

Setting out your compost is as simple as taking out the trash. Just leave your bucket at the curb on your scheduled day – whether it’s weekly or every other week – and we’ll handle the rest. No hassle, no extra steps.

Support Local Gardens

Your food scraps don’t travel far. We compost at a hyper-local level, helping nourish nearby gardens, farms, and green spaces. By participating, you’re supporting a more sustainable and self-sufficient local food system.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is this free trial really free?

Yes, the 30 day home trial is completely free. If you decide to discontinue service after your 30 day free trial, we take the bucket back and you will not be charged. We do require a credit card upon signing up, but you won’t be charged if you cancel before the free trial ends.

What can I compost?

We accept most food scraps—fruits, vegetables, coffee grounds, eggshells, bread, grains, and more. Click here for a full list of what you can compost.

What neighborhoods do you serve?

We service Bella Vista, Brewerytown, Chinatown, Fairmount, Fishtown, Fitler Square, Grays Ferry, Kensington, Manayunk, Mount Airy,  Northern Liberties, Old City, Point Breeze, Queen Village, Rittenhouse Square, Roxborough, Society Hill, South Philly, Southwest Philly, University City, and West Philly. If you’re close to, but not within our service area, please contact us and we’ll get back to you asap to confirm whether we can expand our service area to include your address!

What if I forget to put my bucket out?

No worries! We understand things happen. If you miss a pickup during your trial, just reach out to us and we’ll do our best to reschedule or catch it the following week. Consistency is key to composting, and we’re here to help you build the habit.

What happens after the trial ends?

You can either continue with your service and purchase a composting plan, or, if you decide to discontinue service after your 30 day free trial, we take the bucket back and you will not be charged.

Is there any free trial program for recycling, too? 

If you choose to sign up for one of our Rabbit Recycling options in addition to your composting service, please note that the Rabbit Recycling services unfortunately do not come with a free trial.

Start Composting For Free

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Email: info@circlecompost.com
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It's that time of year again! We recycle Christmas It's that time of year again! We recycle Christmas trees in Philadelphia! For a one time cost of $20, we will pick up your Christmas tree from curbside, bring it to one of our nonprofit farm partner locations, and grind it up into wood chips. The chips will be used as mulch and also in our composting process.

This year’s 2026 pick up dates are January 3/4th, January 10/11th, and January 17/18th.

Please use the following link to sign up for this service. When you click the link, a pop up will appear asking if you have an account with us. If you are a food scrap composting subscriber, please click “Log in” to log into your account.

https://accounts.circlecompost.com/shop/christmas-tree/

Don’t let your tree go in the trash, give it a second life as mulch or compost!
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Got extra leaves sitting on cement that could go b Got extra leaves sitting on cement that could go back into the soil instead? 🍁 🍂

You don’t have to be a customer to order a pickup! However for our 5gallon customers we will pickup 8 leaf bags per year for no extra charge.
 
Not a food scrap pickup service subscriber? If you need 1 – 5 bags of leaves picked up, please go to circlecompost.com/leaf-pickup/ and follow the steps from there to enter your address, check our pricing, etc.

We just ask that you give us a heads up in advance if you want to put them out, so we are prepared. Sometimes we take them on a different day than your food scrap pickup due to limited space.

We also do large scale leaf pickups like the one shown here. If you organize a leaf clean up on your block, it doesn’t cost a lot if people on the block chip in to have us pick ‘em up and compost ‘em. DM us or email info@circlecompost.com for details!
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Your food and scraps have been transformed into rich, living soil that’s perfect to add to your pots, beds, etc. to soak in all winter. 

We deliver right to your door too! Go to https://www.circlecompost.com/free-compost-request/ for details 🍂
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  • About
  • HOME FREE TRIAL
  • COMMERCIAL
  • XMAS TREE RECYCLING
  • Composting Pickup
    • Households
    • Businesses
    • Apartment Buildings
    • Leaf Pickup
    • Compostables List
  • Shop
    • *HOME COMPOSTING FREE TRIAL*
    • Rabbit Recycling
    • Bag of Compost (5 Gallon)
    • Christmas Tree Recycling
    • Pumpkin Composting
    • Lawn Waste
    • Gift Certificates
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    • Contact Us (Existing Customers)
    • Free Compost Request
    • Report a Pickup Issue
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