RESIDENTIAL FOOD SCRAPS DROP-OFF LOCATIONS

Community-scale composting programs provide an easy and convenient way to participate in the benefits of organics recycling, while letting someone else do the composting for you! Most programs have a one-time or an annual enrollment/subscription fee, and then participants can collect and deliver their food scraps to the drop off program all year round. The list of community compost drop off sites is growing!

This list was updated March 2026. To add or edit an item in this list, please contact Angelina Brandt, Director of Sustainability at APEO@UCRRA.ORG.

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Accord

Accord Market

Open to residents with a Community Compost Company subscription.

21 Main St, Accord
Contact 845-787-DIRT (3478)
communitycompostco.com

Hurley

Town of Hurley Transfer Station
Open to residents with a facility permit.
1043 Dug Hill Rd, Hurley
townofhurleyny.gov/transfer-station-recycling-centerwww.marbletown.net/transfer-station
845-338-5412
hurleytransfer@townofhurley.org
Contact the Town Transfer Station for more information.

Kingston

Kingston Organics

The City of Kingston has launched a free, voluntary composting program for residents! Phase 1 of the Kingston Organics program was launched in July 2023 with a free, voluntary food scrap drop-off program with 11 easily accessible locations across Kingston, which are open 24/7 and 365 days/year to registered participants who are City residents. Drop off sites are secured and locked, access code required.

Kingston Organics is expanding! Phase 2 now brings curbside collection for food scraps directly to your neighborhood. Residents of the City of Kingston who currently receive Kingston DPW Sanitation Services (trash collection) can now sign up to receive a free city-issued 5-gallon container dedicated to collecting food scraps for weekly curbside collection.

Visit Engage Kingston website to learn more.
https://engagekingston.com/kingston-organics
Contact Julie Noble, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Kingston, julielnoble@kingston-ny.gov

Kingston Farmers Market

Open to any resident who registers in-person at the Farmer’s Market.  Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 9AM-1PM at the Ulster County Courthouse Parking Lot: 285 Wall Street Kingston.
kingstonfarmersmarket.org/
Contact the Farmers Market Manager info@kingstonfarmersmarket.org

Village Grocery & Refillery

Open to any resident who purchases a subscription through Community Compost Company.
2 Jansen Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
communitycompostco.com/
845-787-DIRT (3478)

Old Dutch Church

Open to any resident who purchases a subscription through Community Compost Company.

272 Wall Street, Kingston

Contact 845-787-DIRT (3478)

communitycompostco.com

YMCA Community Garden
Corner of Susan St. & Summer St.
Open to the public at anytime.
kingstonymcafarmproject.org/

Marbletown

Town of Marbletown Transfer Station
Open to Marbletown residents who purchase a transfer station permit.
135 Canal Rd, High Falls, NY
marbletown.gov/transfer-station
845-687-9198
info@marbletown.net
Contact the Town Transfer Station for more information.

Shandaken

Town of Shandaken Transfer Station
Open to any Town of Shandaken resident.

Stop by the Recycling Center (Transfer Station) to learn more.

The Transfer Station is open every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday from 7:30AM-12:30PM behind the Town Hall: 7209 Route 28 Shandaken NY.
shandaken.gov/residential-compost-program

Saugerties

Town of Saugerties Transfer Station
Open to any resident who purchases a composting permit.
1765 Route 212, Saugerties, NY 12477
www.townsaugerties.digitaltow path.org:10234/content/Offices/View/14
845-679-0514
mmcnamara@saugerties.ny.us
Contact the Town Transfer Station for more information.

Town of Saugerties Transfer Station
Open to any resident who purchases a composting permit.
1765 Route 212, Saugerties, NY 12477
saugertiesny.gov/misc/transfer-station

845-679-0514
mmcnamara@saugerties.ny.us
Contact the Town Transfer Station for more information.

Rochester

Town of Rochester Transfer Station
Open to Rochester residents who purchase a transfer station permit.
Airport Road, Rochester NY
townofrochester.ny.gov/departments/transfer_station/index.php
845-626-5273
Contact the Town Transfer Station for more information.

New Paltz

New Paltz Recycling & Reuse Center
Open to any resident who purchases a transfer station permit.
3 Clearwater Road, New Paltz, NY 12561
townofnewpaltzny.gov/recyclingreuse
845-255-8456
recycling@townofnewpaltz.org
Contact the Town Transfer Station for more information.

Elting Memorial Library
Open to any resident who purchases a subscription through Community Compost Company.
93 Main St, New Paltz, NY 12561
www.communitycompostco.com/
845-787-DIRT (3478)
info@communitycompostco.com

New Paltz Community Center
Open to Town of New Paltz residents only.
3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz, NY 12561
www.townofnewpaltz.org/recreation
845- 255-2512
recreation@townofnewpaltz.org
“Any household veggie and/or fruit scraps (NO meat, dairy, grease, fat, bones) can be added to Bin 1 and then covered lightly with leaves/straw from the small pile next to Bin 1.” Contact the Community Center for more specific information about this drop off site.

To download this list as a pdf flyer click here.

Looking for drop-off locations outside of Ulster County?

Check out this statewide resource NYS Food Scraps Collection Map