Collective Resource Compost Cooperative

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the City of Evanston’s new yard cart program. One of our customers asked why he should continue to use The Urban Canopy’s Compost Club service. Here are some differences between our service and the City's updated service via LRS:
• Our containers come pre-lined with compostable liners
• We remove your full bin and replace it with a freshly washed and sanitized one each service day. This means your bin and the area around it will be cleaner and attract fewer critters.
• We swap your compost bucket from almost anywhere you want, like your front porch, so you don’t have to carry your compostable material to the alley
• We accept more material than the City/LRS. In addition to all food waste and paper towels, we also accept certified (by BPI or CMA) compostable disposables—not just bags—that you might use for a party or event.
• We offer rewards to our members. You can use the rewards to get up to 15 gallons of free finished compost and you can buy additional 5 gallon buckets of finished compost at any time.

Support of the Compost Club is also support of a locally owned small business. In addition to picking up compost, we have several projects to better the Chicagoland food system, and we regularly donate profits to local mutual aid and food rescue groups.

We’re so grateful to Go Green Park Ridge for all of their efforts to let everyone know how great composting is! They are such great partners!

Subscribe to pickup service today! Link in comments.

We love when our composting customers like Hewn talk about sustainable swaps!

Give the gift of fresh bread and sustainability! 🎁🍞 We just got a new restock of Bee’s Wrap, featuring three stunning new designs perfect for gifting (or keeping for yourself! 😉):     •    ❄️ Winter Wonderland     •    🏡 Bakery Lane     •    💙 Botanical Blue People constantly ask, “What’s the best way to store bread?” @beeswrap keeps your loaves fresh and are designed to be rinsed and reused for up to a year. It’s not just for bread! Wrap up sandwiches, produce, cheese, and more. Say goodbye to single-use plastic and hello to beautiful, reusable food storage. Pick up yours at any of our locations. Which design is your favorite? Let us know in the comments! 👇#beeswrap #sustainablegifts #ecofriendly

Compostalooza is today! Come see us at this indoor/outdoor event and snag one of our countertop collection containers as a thank you for caring about our planet.

Join our friends + members in Go Green DesPlaines...with Sustaining Member Collective Resource Compost Cooperative on Nov 15 🌱

Go Green Wilmette and salads! These are two of our favorite things! Letting you know about this opportunity to support their good work.

Just Salad Giveback Day!

Grab a salad to-go in a reusable bowl any day at Just Salad but particularly at their Grand Opening this coming Monday, November 10 when they are having their Giveback Day which will directly benefit Go Green Wilmette!

Just Salad is a fast-casual restaurant chain with a mission to make everyday health and sustainability possible. Guests can choose from a variety of chef-designed salads, wraps, warm bowls, market plates, soups and smoothies.

We’re so happy for the opportunity to help more of Chicagoland to figure out the composting option that will work for them. Thanks to Go Green Des Plaines!

Join our friends + members in Go Green DesPlaines...with Sustaining Member Collective Resource Compost Cooperative on Nov 15 🌱

Composting, everywhere, all the time. That has been my motto. How happy was I to see compost buckets at a party I was attending? (Very!) And the best part? I did not bring them! Thanks Stan!

Don’t let your waste haunt you!—SCARCE Our Halloween blogpost has some great ideas for avoiding that fate. Find it here on our website: https://www.collectiveresourcecompost.coop/blog/recycle-wrappers-and-smash-pumpkins 🎃

Make this Halloween Less Scary: Recycle Wrappers and Smash Pumpkins | Collective Resource Compost Cooperative Halloween season can mean an increase in household waste, from candy wrappers to leftover pumpkins. Recycle your wrappers with Zero Waste Bags, and compost your pumpkins for free with our Chicagoland composting service! Available in the City of Chicago and suburbs.

Hey all you Robert Crown Center Compost Dropoff Site users! Because of a solar construction project, the city has opened a new site in the old Civic Center parking lot at 2100 Ridge Ave. Tell all of your friends and let us know if they’re full. If that’s not convenient, you could try our container-swap service and see if you like it.

There are a couple of volunteer spots open to assist in lowering the environmental impact of Palatine Oktoberfest presented by the Rotary Club of Palatine, Friday, September 19–Sunday, October 21. Sign-up sheet is in Palatine Cool Cities Environmental Team's post below.

Be the Reason Oktoberfest Stays Low Waste 🌱
The Rotary Club of Palatine 's Low Waste Oktoberfest is coming up Sept 19–21, and we’re calling on volunteers who care about community and sustainability.
Help us reduce single-use plastics, guide waste sorting, and show how small actions make a big impact.
📍 Downtown Palatine
🕑 2 or 2.5-hour shifts available
📩 Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/mKdeYGo
Together, we can celebrate responsibly and lead by example. 🍂

Our friends at The Illinois Environmental Council are having a big birthday—50 years of supporting environmental legislation in Illinois. And they have what's shaping up to be a pretty sweet silent auction, including 3 months of composting service from us! Check it out, make bids, support good work, begin composting: https://airauctioneer.com/2025iecauction?emci=de50c3f6-db88-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&emdi=829d14e6-718a-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&ceid=2235288

2025 IEC Environmental Leadership Dinner Thank you for joining us for the IEC 50th Anniversary Environmental Leadership Dinner silent auction. We’re pleased to present a variety of exclusive items and experiences for you. Please bid generously, each bid helps us to raise funds to support our critical work of safeguarding Illinois’ envi...