Spokane has a comprehensive solid waste system, including an optional service to pick up yard waste and food scraps at the curb. Visit our Food & Yard Waste Collection page for more information.
To learn more about composting at home, composting with worms, and more, you can take free online classes at Solid Waste Courses (learnworlds.com).
Composting food, yard, and garden waste at home helps you:
The Green Zone Home Composting Demonstration was developed as an educational display about home composting for Spokane area residents. This is a year-round working site, featuring many different types of home compost bins containing yard debris and kitchen vegetable waste in various stages of decomposition.
The Green Zone campus is located at 210 & 222 N. Havana, on the properties of the Spokane County Conservation District and the WSU Spokane County Cooperative Extension Service.
Download our Home Composting Brochure (PDF 1.6 MB).
Worm Composting can convert kitchen vegetable wastes into a rich organic fertilizer for house and garden plants.
A worm composing system can be easily started by following these steps: Choose a proper location for them, make a worm bin to hold them, add proper bedding, add the right worms, feed them what they can eat.
Download our Composting with Worms Brochure for easy to follow instructions for composting with worms.
Interested in learning more about home composting? Learn how to be a Master Composter/Recycler for Spokane County on the Spokane County website.
Information about disposal locations, hours, fees, and materials accepted can be found on our Disposal locations page.
All green waste from your curbside green bin is sent to a commercial compost facility near Fishtrap, WA called Barr-Tech. They produce usable compost that can be purchased at local stores. Check their website to find the location closest to you.
Can't get enough of composting? Watch more videos and read more handouts about composting in your own backyard. Check out our free composting class.
