Don't throw your food scraps in the landfill!

Residential Collection Service
158 Households in Johnson City and Jonesborough participate in this service! Join us today!!!
Residential Collection Service:
  • $20/month 
  • weekly collection and washing included
  • ALL kinds of food (including meat, cheese, bread, bones, etc.) are accepted!
  • ANY clean and non-hazardous metal (not more than about 10 gallons) also accepted!
  • 2 bags of premium screened compost free each year!!! 
  • 5-gallon bucket and compostable liners included
  • feel free to share an account with a friend or neighbor as long as it all fits in a single bucket
  • Click here to get started!​
Free Drop Off at the Facility
Free Drop Off at the Facility:
  • FREE! 
  • ONLY when the facility is open to the public
  • ​​​NO plastic, foil, glass, etc. in the food scraps container
  • ANY clean and non-hazardous metal of any size also accepted!
If you're interested in residential collection, please zoom in to see if you are in our service area:

Local Sustainability

This is the easiest and cheapest way for you to support the sustainability of Johnson City and Jonesborough. Of all the materials that can be recycled, organic matter and metals are by far the most beneficial. With the residential collection service or free drop-off, you can do both!
Hours Open to the Public:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: noon to 5pm
Thursday: noon to 5pm
Friday: noon to 5pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed​
Home
Products - click to learn more about compost for purchase
​Services - click to learn more about free drop off and the inexpensive and convenient weekly collection service
Why It's Important - click to learn why it's so important to keep food scraps out of the landfill
​Support these folks! - click to learn which local businesses and institutions are doing their part
About Hoffman Composting - click to learn about me and my facility
Contact Me - click to contact me for more information and/or to sign up for the service (1st two weeks are free, no contract)
Hoffman Composting is located just outside of Johnson City in Washington County, Tennessee. Our collection service area includes most of Johnson City and Jonesborough. (Call to make sure your address is near one of my routes.) If you are interested, but live elsewhere, please fill out the form to join the waiting list. Once we get 100 households in a new area, we'll launch there. Our food scraps and metal collection and recycling service is the easiest and cheapest way for you to support the sustainability of Johnson City and Jonesborough. Contact us today!