Bootstrap Compost brings curbside composting to Grafton

Trying to cut back on trash? Bootstrap Compost is now offering residential services in Grafton. 

“Diverting organics from the waste stream saves landfill space and the associated emissions and costs, and our process ensures those valuable nutrients remain in our local food cycle,” the company said in a recent news release. “We supply local farms and our customers with our ‘black gold’ finished compost to help them grow sustainably. We donate remaining compost to local schools and community gardens to encourage greater participation in local food growing.”

Bootstrap Compost has diverted nearly 9 million pounds of food scraps from the waste streams of 47 cities and towns in Massachusetts, since its launch in 2011.

Municipalities around the Commonwealth are becoming increasingly worried about landfill capacity running out, and a recent EPA study suggests as much as 20-30 percent of all waste is compostable food scraps. 

“Team Boot is working hard to do our part in salvaging those food scraps to limit landfill usage and create nutrient rich compost for local food growing,” the release states. 

To encourage Grafton residents to compost with Bootstrap, the company is offering one month of free composting to all new signups from Grafton by using the code COMPOSTCURIOUS2022 when they sign up at http://bootstrapcompost.com

Subscribers are provided with a clean 5-gallon bucket, compostable liner, and tight-fitting “Easy Peel” lid to capture unwanted produce, meat, grains, egg shells, coffee grounds and other various compostables (“if it grows, it goes”). This organic material is then hauled to one of the company’s four local farming partners, including Rocky Hill Farm in Saugus and Wright Locke Farm in Winchester, where it’s engineered (through the addition of carbon-rich material like wood chips, leaves, etc.) into a nutrient-rich compost.

“Diverting organics from the waste stream saves landfill space and the associated emissions and costs, and our process ensures those valuable nutrients remain in our local food cycle,” the release states. “We supply local farms and our customers with our ‘black gold’ finished compost to help them grow sustainably. We donate remaining compost to local schools and community gardens to encourage greater participation in local food growing.”

Residential compost service from Bootstrap costs $11 for weekly visits or $15 for bi-weekly visits (once every two weeks). Finished compost is returned to customers – both residential and commercial – for free from warehouses located in Everett and Malden. The finished compost, as well as composting worm boxes, worm castings and compost tea, are also available for the general public to purchase from Bootstrap’s online store.