Portland, Maine, Makes Composting Easy With 8 Convenient Drop-Off Locations

So this was kind of a cool but also a bizarre find when I came across a compost bin near the cemetery behind Pat's Meat Market in Portland.

The more I looked into it, the more I found out that "The city of Portland is aiming to reduce the amount of food they waste and manage food scraps from the kitchen by composting for FREE"- Portlandmaine.gov.

I thought to myself how awesome it was that the city would go out of their way to make sure this was even an option, so it made me wonder how many other compost locations are around the city.

Where To Compost in Portland, Maine

There's actually 8 different, very convenient drop-off locations you can pick from to drop off your own scraps according to portlandmaine.gov:

• Boyd Street Community Garden (2 Boyd Street)
• Brentwood Farms Community Garden (178 Brentwood Street at the edge of Evergreen Cemetery)
• Libbytown Community Garden (175 Douglass Street)
• North Street Community Garden (195 North Street)
• Parkside, King Middle School (92 Deering Ave, in the back of the school near the Portland Fitzpatrick Stadium parking lot)
• Payson Park Community Garden (Drop-off located at 82 Front Street)
• Reiche School (166 Brackett Street, drop-off on the Clark Street side)
• Riverton Community Garden (Drop-off located at far end of the Gerald E. Talbot Community School parking lot)
• Parks, Recreation and Facilities (212 Canco Rd)
• Peaks Island (Trott-Littlejohn Park)

What can and can't you compost?

You can save things like veggies, fruits, yard scraps like leaves and grass, hair and even nail clippings and much more that all have the ability to compost.

According to gardenorganic.org, things like meat, bones, styrofoam, dairy and much more are some examples of what you want to avoid.

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If you're really into this fad, I'm going to recommend you check out the full list of can and can't's by clicking here. Have fun!