Kittery Kitchen Compost Campaign


​Reduce your carbon footprint and compost your kitchen scraps!

Food waste in landfills and incinerators emits methane, a powerful greenhouse gas which is 20+ times more potent than carbon dioxide. A study done by the University of Maine found that 43% of household bagged garbage was made of organic, compostable materials and 28% of it was food alone—making it the single largest source of household garbage going to landfills!

However, there are many alternatives to putting food waste in your trash including home compost systems and bringing your food waste to be composted at the Kittery Transfer Station. When food waste is converted into compost, it turns into a positive net impact on the climate, while building healthy soils. You'll also be saving taxpayers the tipping fees of sending it to the landfill, diverting that cost into a useful resource. 

How You Can Recycle Food Waste in Kittery:

Kittery Transfer Station

Kittery residents can bring their kitchen scraps to the Kittery Transfer Station to be composted by Mr. Fox. 

Compost at Home 

Consider purchasing a compost bin from a local vendor or even building your own.

Residential Pick Up with Mr. Fox 

Get your food scraps picked up by Mr. Fox Compost for $16/month. 

Kittery Transfer Station​

You can bring your food waste to be recycled and turned into compost at the Kittery Transfer Station. This helps divert food waste going to landfills, reduce the tipping fees paid by the town and taxpayers, and decreases greenhouse gas emissions. 
  • ​There are many ways to collect food scraps at home. We suggest using a small counter top compost bin and emptying that out into a larger 5 gallon bin.
  • You can choose to line your bin with compostable bags or just rinse it out after you empty it. 
  • Once the 5 gallon bin is full, bring it to the Transfer Station to empty into one of the Mr. Fox receptacles. 
We've partnered with two local businesses - We Fill Good and Eldredge Lumber & Hardware/Kittery Ace to provide a 10% discount on composting containers to people participating in the Kittery Kitchen Compost Campaign. We will also help defray the cost of compost collection containers for anyone who needs financial assistance – please contact us at kittercanATgmail.com. 

The first 50 customers who purchase a bin from We Fill Good, we receive an extra $10 off.​ 

Compost at Home

There are many ways to compost at home in your backyard. You can either purchase a compost bin, like those available at the local Kittery Ace, or you can build you own bin in your backyard. There are a variety of systems and methods. You learn more through resources provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. 

​Residential Pick Up with Mr. Fox

Mr. Fox Composting offers curbside compost pick up to Kittery residents. They provide a bin and compostable liner for you to use to start composting right away. And, they even offer a bag of compost every spring upon request. Learn more about their residential service plans.