
🍎 Food waste makes up 25–30% of household trash.
♻️ The average American throws away approximately 219 pounds of food annually.
🌎 Reducing food waste helps conserve resources and lowers greenhouse gas emissions.
Thanks to grant funding, Verona Township and Sustainable Verona are launching a free municipal compost pilot program for Verona residents. Why Compost?
The pilot provides an introduction to composting through a free, easy-to-use drop-off program with Java's Compost. Residents will have the opportunity to:
*compostable bags can be purchased directly from Java's Compost as well as from a variety of other retailers.
Step 1 Register online with Java's Compost - Registration will open 10am on Thursday October 1st! (limited spots available)
Step 2 Attend mandatory virtual compost training on Monday, October 12th 7pm
Step 3 *Collect food scraps at home.
Step 4 Drop scraps at one of Verona's collection locations.
*free starter kits, which include 1-gallon plastic kitchen caddy (to collect your food scraps) and one roll of 2.5-gallon BPI-Certified Compostable bags (30 bags), will be available please specify if you would like one during registration.
📍 Municipal Parking Lot #1 (Located off Park Place, Verona NJ)
📍 Verona Recycling Center (10 Commerce Ct, Verona NJ)
📍 Verona Community Center/ Behind Annex Building (880 Bloomfield Ave, Verona NJ)
Click image below to download composting guide

Resource center coming soon, with downloadable compost guides, FAQs, webinars and training materials.