Food Waste Composting for Northern Colorado

Serving Fort Collins, Timnath, Wellington and Loveland with food waste composting service.

How It Works

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Jessica Beaulieu
January 9, 2026
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I am just so grateful that this service exists...thank you so much. It truly is a wonderful way to care for this planet...worlds more impactful than recycling, for example...it is quick and easy for me- as I bring my compost to one of their bins nearby at the Human Bean, and can do this on my own schedule in my own time! Compost Queen also does curbside pickups if folks opt for that! Either way, I highly recommend!
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Jaime McVicker
October 23, 2025
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This is an incredible service, something that should be incorporated into any and all households just like trash service or recycling. Personally, I have wanted to compost for years now; struggling with the guilt of all of the food waste I accumulate! But it always felt out of touch, something that was always on the back burner with everything else going on in my life. But this service has made everything so easy and seamless, and really quite affordable! $25 a month is really a steal for what the hassle of composting can be. It's an intimidating process to research and imagine taking on! Balancing the compost, churning it, knowing what to do and when to do it, bugs, odor, etc! But now I just have a cute little steel container that lives on my counter (and doesn't stink at all, with the carbon filter in the lid) and our green bucket in the garage (which is only stinky when we open it). This $25 a month is a very fair price for my peace of mind, knowing I'm helping the earth... by simply putting my scraps in a bucket that the compost queen team come and take care of for me! We also just bought a house and are excited at the idea of gardening next spring, and our compost queen connections will make that easier too! Brilliant idea, I highly reccomend to everyone and anyone!
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Zoe Schapira
September 2, 2025
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Compost queen is fantastic! They provide such a valuable service to the community. Couldn’t recommend enough!
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Anirwin Sridhar
August 25, 2025
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Amazing and convenient service. I really enjoy the website layout and the ease with which everything is able to be setup, paused, or rescheduled. The customer service is also unmatched. Overall a fantastic company and method for composting!
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Juliette Wilson
August 22, 2025
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Compost Queen is a terrific service, keeping even more waste out of the landfill and treatment plant. The folks there are accommodating, responsive, and committed. Your bucket gets cleaned and rebagged at each pickup. They give plenty of warning with "Hear ye, hear ye!" messages the night before and 56 minutes before pickup, which is great for the sometimes forgetful or slightly distracted among us. If you forget anyway, you have options. A clever bunch, and customer oriented--you get the royal treatment! All businesses should be so delightful to engage with!
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Julie Stoltman
August 6, 2025
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I've been using this service for over 2 years now, and I have nothing but amazing things to say about their dedication to service, their customers, and most importantly, the community and environment! This service is such a necessary option for those who live in a larger ommunity like Fort Collins. There is so much food waste, and the folks at Compost Queen really do give back with what we provide! Thanks for the great service, excellent communication, and professionalism!
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Marybeth Arcodia
June 27, 2025
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Great service- makes composting easy and clean!
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Jane Shaw
June 20, 2025
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It's the right thing to do for a sustainable future and Compost Queen makes it easy to reduce landfill waste and turn food stuffs into nourishing compost to feed the cycle!
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Sharon Quinlan
June 11, 2025
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I have loved working with Compost Queen. What amazes me the most is how great the communication is. Great responsiveness to questions and great customer service. Highly recommend!
Food Waste Recycling

Compost Queen operates Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity (CESQ) food waste recycling facilities throughout Fort Collins, keeping your carbon footprint hyper local. 

Our partner farmers get the benefit of having a managed composting process that remediates pathogens and unwanted seeds to produce a high quality soil amendment and fertilizer. 

Your food scraps go to improving local soils and growing high quality crops right where you live. The best part? You get access to high quality food scrap compost from Compost Queen.

Compost Queen is bringing food waste recycling to residences in Fort Collins, Timnath, Loveland and Windsor in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and restore local soils. 

The Recipe Is the Key

Food Waste Recycling

Composting is the process of turning organic material into a soil amendment through the use of an aerobic process that requires water, carbon and nitrogen. Compost Queen does thermophilic composting, relying on microbes, bacteria, nematodes, amoebas, fungus and more to accelerate decomposition.

Finding the perfect balance of recipe for your feedstocks and your environment leads to the production of a high quality soil amendment often known as compost, or particulate organic matter. This material can greatly increase soil organic matter, water retention and crop yields. 

We make small batch, craft compost to build better soils, reduce greenhouse gasses and improve local agricultural production. 

Compost with the Queen!

Short and sweet? You put food scraps in a green bucket, we stop by and empty it for you!

We compost for you all year, returning compost in the spring and fall, and collecting bagged leaves and pumpkins in the fall. 

We serve everyone!

Whether you live in an apartment, condo, townhome, or house, we can help you compost!

WE COMPOST FOR YOU!!!

We compost everything we accept at local farms in and around the Fort Collins area. 

We keep your waste local, create a local finished compost product for you, and you get some back to use in your own gardens!

Curbside Pickups

We drive to your door and pick up a 4 gallon bucket full of your food scraps

Table To Farm Composting

No mess, no fuss composting done right, locally, and returned in the spring and fall

Measured Carbon Reduction

Your account shows your total impact, including miles offset, total pounds collected, and trees planted!

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