Stonington Offers Details On New Curbside Composting Services

Press release from the Town of Stonington:

STONINGTON, CT — On June 30th, 2025 the grant funding that supported the curbside collection of food waste will expire and the pilot program will end. The Food Waste Collection Pilot has been quite a success, with over 500 tons of food waste diverted by our residents! We are excited to share that moving forward curbside compost collection can still continue in Stonington with private pay services that are now available.

One of the companies, Black Earth Compost, has been chosen to maintain and manage the new regional composting facility being built in Preston. The Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resource Recovery Authority (SCRRRA) of which Stonington is a member town, is constructing the facility with grant funding received from CT DEEP. This facility will create the needed infrastructure for local food waste composting for our communities and save SCRRRA’s 12 member towns significant disposal costs by producing a high quality, environmentally friendly soil amendment to replace manmade fertilizers.

A Black Earth Compost curbside subscription service is slightly different than the town program. The green plastic bags used by the town pilot will not be accepted by Black Earth. Black Earth subscribers are eligible for a starter kit and certified compostable bin liners.

The Town of Stonington is sponsoring the first 3 months of service and a bin starter kit for FREE for the first 200 households who sign up with Black Earth Compost.

Residents who sign up will receive weekly curbside collection of their food scraps at a reduced preferred customer rate of $18.99 / month or $99.99 / 6 months. Every other week collection plans are also available.

Ready to join? Enrollment is now open!

To continue curbside composting, please complete the Sign Up form directly on the Black Earth Compost website: https://blackearthcompost.com/composting-in/stonington-ct/?town=stonington,%20CT

Transfer Station Drop Off: For residents that wish to divert food waste from their trash, but do not wish to pay for a weekly curbside subscription service, the Transfer Station will host collection carts that can be used at no charge. Residents may bring their food waste to the Station for disposal in a certified compostable bag, paper bag or loose.

To learn more about Black Earth’s compost services visit blackearthcompost.com

This press release was produced by the Town of Stonington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.