Residents of Unincorporated Area of Santa Cruz County

Green Waste Recovery Customers

• Green Waste Recovery customers can get a free Biostack by attending a
  Comprehensive Workshop (one per customer). 
  
  
• Green Waste Recovery customers can get a free Can-O-Worms by attending
  a Wormshop (one per customer).
  
  
• If you do not attend a workshop, you can order a Biostack or a Can-O-Worms from
  Green Waste Recovery for $25.  Additional bins can be purchased at wholesale prices
  of $69 for Biostack and $65 for Can-O-Worms. Call Green Waste Recovery at
  (800) 665-2209 to order.

Non-Green Waste Recovery customers

• You can get a $20 discount on a compost bin by attending a workshop
  (limit one discount per household). 
  
  
• If you do not attend a workshop you can get a Biostack for $69 or a Can-O-Worms for $65 from Green Waste Recovery, (800) 665-2209.

Residents of Scotts Valley

• Green Waste Recovery customers can get a free Earth Machine by attending
  a Comprehensive Workshop (one per customer). 
  
  
• Green Waste Recovery customers can get a Can-O-Worms for $18.65 by attending
  a Wormshop If you do not attend a workshop, you can order an Earth Machine for $46.35,
  a Biostack for $69 or a Can-O-Worms worm bin for $65.  Call Green Waste Recovery at
  (800) 665-2209 to order.

Residents of the City of Capitola

Call (800) 665-2209 to order an Earth Machine compost bin for $33 or a Can-O-Worms worm bin for $103.72.

Residents of the City of Santa Cruz

You are eligible for a $40 subsidy towards the purchase of any composting equipment.
[Municipal Utility Bill number required for proof of residency]

For more information, call 420-LESS (5377) or visit:

http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pw/homecomposting.html

Residents of the City of Watsonville

Call the Public Works Department customer service line at 728-6133 to order a FREE compost bin.

Homemade Bins

Click on the links below to download pdf documents of compost bin construction plans, or order home composting publications on-line.

Wood and Wire Stationary 3-Bin System
Compost Screen
Portable Wood and Wire Composing Bin
Rotating Barrel Composter
Tilth Worm Composting Bin
Plastic Worm Composting Bin
Composter’s Resource Guide