Give back to the soil and improve our local ecosystem by composting your food waste! Full Circle serves as a "bin swap" location for Compost Collective KC—an organization that operates a large compost collection service in Kansas City. They have recently expanded to serve Lawrence and—now—Topeka! Here's how it works: (1) Select "New Customer Bin" to receive your first 4-gallon CCKC bucket. (2) Fill up the bucket with your compostable materials. Be sure to reference their lists of accepted items and helpful tips. Make sure everything fits inside the bucket when sealed. (3) When your bucket is full, bring it to Full Circle during our shop hours or leave it out for us to pick up with your delivery order. If you want a replacement bucket delivered when we pick yours up, order a "Bin Swap." (4) Repeat the cycle! Meanwhile, your food scraps will be headed to Kansas City (via our bucket exchange point in Lawrence). There, they will be composted at the Urbavore Urban Farm, and your old food will be used to grow new crops—truly going full circle! Check out Compost Collective's website or shoot us a message if you have any questions. Let's get composting! Notes & Tips If your bag liner breaks, don't worry about it. You can use a paper grocery bag as a reinforcement if you'd like, but it's not necessary. To minimize liquids and smells, consider draining liquids from scraps before putting them in your bin. It can also help to freeze meat and other soggy scraps until swap day. Adding paper napkins, shredded paper, or other paper scraps to your bin can help soak up liquids. Avoid leaving your bin out in the sun. Keeping it indoors in the summer is ideal. Keep the compost clean by removing produce stickers, removing staples from tea bags, and making sure twist ties, rubber bands, etc., don't end up in the bin. A small amount of oil from cooked food is fine, but avoid composting larger amounts of oil or grease. If you include any compostable plastic packaging in your bin, make sure it is 100% Certified Compostable (look for a BPI certification symbol).
