Food waste accounts for 1/3 of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions

Reducing Food Waste – and – Transforming Food Scraps into Soil Food

 

Email us if you have questions or suggestions — or can lend a hand. Community composting depends on you.

Backyard Composting > Join the Compost Crew!!

Feed Your Garden, Reduce Landfill Waste & Conserve Water—From Your Own Backyard

It’s easy to compost like a pro and collect rainwater with the Compost Crew. No purchase necessary to join.

Access the ReWild Compost Hotline as well as Compost Coaches.

Residents of these towns can now order discounted compost bins and rain barrels:
👉 EastHampton.ComposterSale.com
👉 Southold.ComposterSale.com
👉 NorthHempstead.ComposterSale.com
👉 LongBeach.ComposterSale.com
👉 Babylon.ComposterSale.com
Join your neighbors who are already making a difference for our community and our environment. Order online before September 25 (Oct 23 for Babylon)

Get details about the sale. Go to our step-by-step guide to backyard composting.

2025 North fork schedule

2 Rewild North Fork Farm Drop-Off Pilots
Free. Registration Required

Deep Roots Farm in Southold
Register: Mary@ReWildLongIsland.Org

Golden Acres Organic Farm in Jamesport
Contact Kelly: Info@GoldenAcreFarm.com

ReWild Compost Hotline

Got questions about composting with ReWild?
Need help with your backyard compost?
Email Compost@ReWildLongIsland.org

Compost Coaches Q&A Zoom
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6pm

The Long Island Organics Initiative, in collaboration with ReWild and a number of organizations across Long Island, is hosting a live Compost Coaches Q&A Zoom where you can ask questions, get tips and join an open discussion with experts.

REGISTER HERE ON ZOOM
Submit questions in advance to marjorie@table2ground.com

Rewild Guide to backyard composting

Go to our step-by-step guide to backyard composting.

thinking of starting A composting program in your community?

We’re here to help! Email
Compost@ReWildLongIsland.org

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.