Orange County Compost-a-Thon is taking place August 21st to September 18th, 2021. During this time you can win prizes by collecting your food waste and dropping it off at a collection site, or composting it at home.
In addition, there are three Compost-a-Thon events being held at Orange County farmers’ markets.
Composting your food waste is a way to keep it out of the landfills, and, instead, enabling it to improve the soil that we depend upon.
Participate in Compost-a-Thon
It’s easy to participate in Compost-a-Thon.
Collect
Separate your food waste from non-compostable materials. Remove stickers, rubber bands and plastic wraps. Have a compost bin handy in your kitchen to collect food waste.
A food waste compost bin can be as simple as an old coffee can, with a lid. But you might also like a stainless steel compost bin like this one, because it has a charcoal filter that will keep smells from escaping.
Learn about what to compost to avoid contamination of your food scraps.
Log
Fill out this form to report your composting efforts. Your efforts will be counted in the community tally and you might be eligible for a prize.
Compost
Compost your food waste at home if you have a compost bin, or drop it off at one of these five collection sites:
- Eubanks Waste Recycling Center, 1514 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC
- Walnut Grove Waste Recycling Center, 3605 Walnut Grove Church Road, Hillsborough, NC
- Carrboro Farmers’ Market, 301 West Main Street, Carrboro, NC
- Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
- Eno River Farmers’ Market, 144 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC
Attend an Orange County Compost-a-Thon Event
There are three in-person events for Compost-a-Thon, all of which take place at an Orange County farmers’ market. Bring your food scraps to one of these events, and stay for games, prizes and demos.
See the address of each of these farmers’ markets, above,
Carrboro Farmers’ Market
Saturday, September 4th, 2021
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Eno River Farmers’ Market
Saturday, September 11th, 2021
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market
Saturday, September 18th, 2021
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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More Events
Check out our list of free and cheap events in Raleigh and the rest of the Triangle this weekend, or our full event calendar in the Triangle, or just look at few upcoming events here:
