Buy a composter for your yard

Composting is an effective way to reduce your household garbage and help the environment. Using a composter, you can turn uncooked vegetable and food scraps, coffee grounds and filters, egg shells, grass, and weeds into nutrient-rich fertilizer.

The City of Vancouver sells backyard compost bins at about half the regular retail cost - the City subsidizes the other half.

Our backyard composters:

Measure 85 cm in diameter at the bottom, and 85 cm high.
Are made of two pieces that snap together, so the composter can easily be taken home in the trunk of your car.
Come with a detailed instruction manual.
Include a free aerator, while quantities last.

Price

$25 (taxes included), payable by credit card, debit card, cheque, or cash.

Where to buy a composter

Pick up and pay for your garden composter at the Vancouver South Transfer Station at 377 West Kent Avenue North.

Get directions to the transfer station

Remember to:

Bring your driver’s license, or a utility bill that shows your address.
Approach the station from the east on Kent Avenue. Use the weigh scale line up. Left turns are not allowed if you come from the west.

There is a limit of three composters per household.