Island Compost

compost collection

greater St. John's metro area

composting made easy!

While everyone knows that composting is good for the planet, not everyone is able to do backyard composting. that leaves a lot of organic waste – material that is designed to break down and help more things grow - for the Robin Hood Bay landfill. Not good!

Enter Phil Coates!  He makes it easy for people in the greater St. John’s metro area to take care of the planet. Island Compost launched in July of 2015. Island Compost is a weekly compost pick-up service. For a monthly fee, they provide new customers with a nice big white bucket to keep in the kitchen and fill with organic waste – peelings, table scraps, kitchen paper and so on.

Once a week Phil comes around and empties the bucket (from the driveway).  It goes to the farm and put it on the big compost pile. the long-term idea is to give back compost once it’s all cooked, at no charge.

Sustainability is really at the core of the business. Phil says, “The environment is all we have, without that we won’t thrive as people, and toxic landfills aren’t doing us any good.”

Composting not only reduces the waste in these landfills but also results in a low-cost, nutrient-rich fertilizer, free of harmful chemicals that can be used in gardens and farms. 

Island Compost here's the bucket- click the play button to find out more, or HERE to check out our Facebook Live with Island Compost.

while they currently service around 100 households in the greater St. John's metro area. to find out more or to sign up, contact them at their email or through their Facebook page.