Reclaimed Organics is a division of Common Ground Compost. We are a compost collection service for lower Manhattan office spaces & small businesses. We bring food scraps by bike to local a community garden for processing, or we consolidate them for processing just outside of NYC.

We're an Organization on wheels, dedicated to compost & community.

Click HERE for our regularly updated list of resources and action items that YOU can take to #SaveOurCompost, and for more info on pick-up services across the City.

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View fullsize Composting isn’t just a way to reduce harmful emissions, it’s also a way to build community! One of the benefits of coming to our weekly pop up is that you can ask us questions about composting and get to know your neighbors! This image f
View fullsize Don’t feel like bringing your food scraps to a drop-off this week? Let us do your heavy lifting! Check out our website to learn more about our residential and business organic waste pick-up service! 📷 @bears.beets.bikes #compost #composting
View fullsize There are so many different ways to store your #foodscraps while you wait to bring them to your local drop-off site! This image features a composter dropping food scraps into the bin out of a basic, plastic storage container you might otherwise use f
View fullsize Have you ever spotted one of our #microhaulers out in the wild before? They can be seen on one of our #trikes south of 107th Street in Manhattan! We love our no-contact #compost #pickup service because it helps New Yorkers continue to live #sustainab
View fullsize Still Life With Food Scraps Buckets! If you can’t make it to a drop-off in your area and you live within our pick-up range, check them link in our bio to inquire about our #trike powered #microhauling service! (Image description: an imagine o
View fullsize We just celebrated an amazing milestone and were thrilled to see so many faces at the pop-up drop-off at our Ten Ton party! In only six months, only two hours once a week, we collected TEN TONS OF FOOD SCRAPS at the Reclaimed Organics pop-up! That's
View fullsize DIRECT ACTION Senate Bill S528/Assembly Bill A1368 State Senator Robert Jackson was the lead sponsor on the recently passed Senate Bill S528, a bill that would amend the NY State Constitution and add the following words to Article 1: “Each p
View fullsize JOB OPENING Earth Matter NY is looking for a part time Farm Assistant + Educator. Details about this Governors Island job are in the slides and this caption: What is Earth Matter? Earth Matter NY seeks to reduce the organic waste misdirected into
View fullsize The day before MLK was assassinated he gave his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" sermon in honor of striking sanitation workers in Memphis. Every city on the planet relies on the tireless, important work of sanitation workers and we urge you
 
 

Reclaimed Organics is a program of Common Ground Compost LLC (CGC).

CGC is an NYC organization dedicated to the reorganization of composting and waste management in NYC, providing zero waste consulting and events services to businesses, including education, program development, waste audits, and more.

Learn more about Common Ground Compost