Reducing food waste is one of the most effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Not only that, food waste is the number 1 contributor to landfills! So if you aren’t going to finish your plate, at least do your best to make sure your leftovers end up at a compost facility like ours. Few can boast a 99% recovery rate like Cold Creek Compost. That means 99% of what comes to our facility goes back out into the world as a useable product. See more in this infographic from Waste 360.


Healthy Hospital Harvest
August 5, 2025
Here’s a little known fact: healthy soil makes healthy plants; healthy plants make healthy people. Check out these sunflowers grown with the help of Cold Creek Compost’s Agrow-Blend Compost. We’ve been donating soil to the Willits Howard Memorial Hospital since their garden’s inception, helping feed their patients and creating a healing space for them to […]
Ocean Lovers and Compost Lovers Unite
July 9, 2025
Yet another reason to love compost: composting is crucial part of keeping our ocean’s happy and healthy. The reasons are too numerous to go over in a single post, but this slide deck can help you get an understanding of how composting and oceans get along. It also introduces a number of helpful organizations and […]
Compost Awareness Week
May 12, 2025
Everyone’s favorite week is here: International Compost Awareness Week. And we are taking this opportunity to once again remind everyone of the free money that’s available from folks like Zero Foodprint. You get paid to fertilize your crops… this is close as you can get to growing money on trees. Apply for your grants at […]
Kids Love Compost
March 13, 2025
Did you know kids love compost? It seems like they have a natural urge to stick their hands in dirt, and then rub it on your car seats… Educating the next generation about the regenerative role compost plays in a sustainable society is key, and we’re happy to help. We recently hosted a booth at […]
More Grants from Zero Foodprint
February 13, 2025
Everybody loves free money. With the a few clicks of the mouse and tippytaps of your keyboard, you can apply to have part of your compost purchase refunded by grant dollars. Zero Foodprint’s Restore Grants are now accepting applications. Couple this up with a Healthy Soil Grant (see below), and your next compost order could […]
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