School Composting

Farmer Pirates works with schools to create a service that fits your specific budget and composting needs.

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Our School composting service is for

Who You Are

Public, charter, and private schools—large, small or somewhere in between
Where You Are

Buffalo, Kenmore, Amherst, Williamsville, Tonawanda, Cheektowaga, Lancaster, Lockport, Depew, West Seneca, East Aurora or Hamburg

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About Our School Compost Program

Did you know that much of the waste leaving the school cafeteria is not in fact garbage, but a highly reusable resource? The World Wildlife Fund estimates that over 500,000 tons—or one billion pounds—of food waste every year comes from schools.

When your school chooses to compost its leftover food scraps, these organic materials are kept out of landfills and instead, turned into a natural fertilizer that can be used to revitalize soil and grow even more nutritious food.

Through our information guides, training sessions, and all school assemblies, Farmer Pirates is there to provide education, offer support and answer questions along the way to help launch a successful school composting program.

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Here’s how it works

Reach Out

Once you fill out the School Composting Interest Form, we will work together to create your school composting program proposal.

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Roll Out

We help train staff, student leaders, and can also provide a school assembly. Both your outdoor collection totes and liners will be dropped off. Then your school is ready to start!
Fill Up

Begin your school composting program, collecting all food scraps and acceptable compostable materials into the totes.
Pick Up

We empty your totes on your scheduled pickup day. You can track your program's progress with our weekly, real-time Diversion Reports.