Neighbor Totes™ Composting Service
We’re better together!
Each 32-gallon tote swap out is $26 each, up to 3 totes. The tote accommodates food scraps for about 24 people a week. Discounts for volume, commercial customers, and franchise communities are available.
We’ll help you figure out how often you need swap-outs or if you need multiple totes at your location. Any swapout can be canceled within 48 hours notice, and there will be no charge.
It works the same way as the residential compost bucket swap, only in this case, you share a bigger container with your neighbors or community.
How it works
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and a location for the tote in a place that is not accessible to the public but can be accessed by neighbor participants.
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the number of totes that you need at your selected location.
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with food scraps and CMA-W certified compostable products and put it outside for swapout.
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for an empty, washed container.
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and divert your food scraps happily ever after.
Service area map
You can receive composting services in any of these neighborhoods and municipalities. The bright green areas are the suburbs we service, the dark green areas are the Chicago neighborhoods, and the orange areas are the municipalities in which we have exclusive franchise agreements for our container-swap service, which we call our community composting programs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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You don’t necessarily need 24 people. Households come in various sizes. Any combination of 24 people will work. 12 people could have a swap out every other week or 6 people every 4 weeks. We’ll help you figure this out.
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Absolutely! A house of worship is the ideal place to implement this community composting program.
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This is a terrific opportunity to get to know your neighbors.
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Whatever works best for you and them - by check, cash, or electronic payment. Discounts apply with quarterly and annual prepayments. No charge for canceled pickups.
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Simply let us know with 48 hours notice, and we will wait until your following swapout date.
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We need the same point person for all communications with CRC. The tasks of collecting payment and communicating within the group can be shared by others in your Neighbor Totes community.