ReWild/Compost Stop Food Waste FoodCycler Pilot
ReWild / Compost Project
Food waste accounts for 1/3 of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions
Reducing Food Waste – and – Transforming Food Scraps into Soil Food
Volunteer Here for South Fork locations, email us or simply drop off your tired pumpkin.
ReWild drop-off locations ON THE EAST END
Composting made easy!
Sign up
Learn which scraps we accept
Drop off your scraps
Pick your location.
Interested in starting community composting in your area?
We’ll help! Email us at
Compost-Leads@ReWildLongIsland.org
Backyard Composting
To help folks get started composting at home, and put fewer miles on their scraps, we’ll launch the Backyard Compost Crew during the spring of 2025.
It will be announced in our weekly newsletter so sign up below and stay tuned!!
Countertop Recycling
If composting in your backyard or taking your scraps to a drop-off isn’t going to work for you, recycling food scraps in your kitchen is a great option.
Countertop recyclers reduce food scraps by volume and weight. Rather than yielding compost, they produce a dry soil amendment that can be
sprinkled in your garden or houseplants
added to a friend’s compost pile as a green component
brought to a ReWild drop-off location
Food waste is the largest component of household trash sent to landfills and incinerators. In addition to causing environmental harm, there’s a financial incentive as the costs of transporting and trashing waste is increasing across Long Island with the coming closure of the Brookhaven landfill.
ReWild Long Island is collaborating with FoodCycler to offer a 40% discount on their units to our community members.
the benefits of Compost…
Helps support pollinators: Compost improves soil quality & structure so it can provide the habitat required by pollinators such as butterflies, native bumblebees, fireflies & birds.
Improves soil fertility and reduces the use of chemical fertilizers: Compost returns nutrients and organic matter to our soils, yielding healthier plants — and healthier produce for our families.
Reduces food waste in our community: The average US household throws out some $1,850 of food each year.
Reduces greenhouse gases: Food waste in landfills produces methane; incineration produces carbon dioxide as does transportation. On the other hand, compost traps CO2 in soil.
Saves water & reduces stormwater runoff: Compost acts like a sponge, helping soil retain water, so your garden needs less watering. It also helps soil absorb storm waters that cause flooding & erosion & harm our beaches.