Missoula’s Compost Collection

Collecting Tomorrow’s Soil, Today.

Missoula Compost is a locally owned and operated L.L.C that offers an affordable and effective way to reduce waste and recycle resources by modernizing compost practices. Our curbside compost service provides a reliable way for all Missoula’s businesses and residents to build Missoula towards a stronger and more sustainable future.

Residential and commercial composting for Missoula Montana, including leaf removal, yard debris pickup, and compost delivery.

Residential and commercial composting for Missoula Montana, including leaf removal, yard debris pickup, and compost delivery.

Missoula’s Landfill Timelapse

Rember that valley?

Well, it's a mountain now. Due to cap out in 2035, triggering the beginning of a new landfill. This threatens wildlife, wild plants, wild waters, and our wild hearts. Our hills are not a one stop drop for all Missoula’s waste. Respect our lands by separating valuable resources out of everyday waste to be recycled and reused.

Interact with Google Timelapse from 1984-2022.

Missoula Landfill is located centrally on the screen, to the left of Waterworks Hill. This valley not only expands outward but has grown vertically from a valley to a height that competes with Missoula’s foothills.

Our Goals

Our mission at Missoula Compost is to help our community reduce local waste to preserve local wild lands, build strong soil, and foster a sustainable way of living in the last best place. By modernizing Missoula's waste management with the addition of curbside composting we can divert over 30% of all waste away from the landfill and into the soil. We know composting will strengthen our community through practice, people, and soil.

We aim to achieve our mission by:

  • We operate transparently, promising all organic collections will always end up composted.  You will never see a Missoula Compost truck at the landfill.  Any problem our customers have is a problem of ours and we are eager to address issues with flexible solutions. We prove to Missoula how simple and effective composting can be at reducing waste.

    We are working hard to create an effective composting service. The more composting is normalized and the community joins in the more accessible and affordable we can make it for everyone. We are working within our own company, with other businesses, and working with Missoula City to accomplish this goal.

  • Missoula Compost aims to make organic waste management easy for everyone, with timely support and consistent pick up times. Whether you’re a big business or live in an apartment, we can work with you to find the right compost bin and frequency of pick-up. At events we help with compost set up, consulting, and breakdown to make composting as convenient as possible.

    Curbside composting requires little space and time, is quick to set up, and fast to start making a real change in everyday waste production. Missoula Compost operates under flat rates, and no hidden fees, all of which contribute to overall convenience and affordability.

  • We want to show Missoula how composting can rescue resources, build soil, reduce emissions produced by orgaincs in the landfill, and slow the growth of encroaching landfills.  

    Missoula Compost is using curbside composting as a simple and modern way to reduce and reuse everyday organic waste.

  • Missoula Compost is a local family owned business. We collect locally, compost locally, and reintorduce compost soil to Missoula.  All our collections are composted at Missoula’s industrial compost facility, collections never go more than 10 miles from your pick up location. The organics are then spread back into the local environment for stronger growth and better stability.

    Supporting Missoula Compost guarantees supporting the local environment and local economy.

  • Missoula Compost was created in efforts to help Missoula along the Zero Waste Goal that was adopted by Missoula City Council. We are working to achieve goals laid out in this sustainability plan one step at a time. By partnering with local businesses and nonprofits we are looking to transform Missoula’s waste management practices for a more sustainable city. The more composting is normalized in Missoula, the more accessible and affordable we can make it for everyone.  

    We want to prove to Missoula how composting can not only effectively reduce waste, but add future value by rescuing resources, building and strengthening local soil, and slowing the growth of encroaching landfills.

Who can compost?

Take a look at our service area map to ensure your address is within our pickup route.

How it Works

  1. You Choose a Service that fits your needs

2. We provide a bin accoding to your request

3. You fill your bin with organic materials

4. We collect weekly

5. Missoula produces and distributes compost soil

Annual Report 2023

Our growth means Missoula will develop effective waste management solutions that are reliable and affordable. We focus on Missoula’s future by supporting residents and local businesses with curbside composting services.