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Get Your Free Kitchen Compost Pail!

March 2, 2026, City News

Pick one up at Sebastopol City Hall, 7120 Bodega Ave, limit one per household, while supplies last

City Hall is open Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – 5:00 pm (closed 12:00-12:30 pm for lunch)

Collect your food scraps in the kitchen pail

You can line your pail with newspaper, paper bag, or paper towel. Do not use any plastic bags, including compostable plastic, to line your pail.

Transfer the food scraps to the green organics cart and place it at the curb on garbage day. Or compost at home using a container that prevents rat infestation.

Sonoma County Resource Recovery will collect and haul your food scraps and green organic waste to a composting facility to recycle these materials into valuable compost.

Empty pail regularly and rinse with soap (dishwasher safe) and water weekly to minimize buildup and smells.

Fight Climate Change – Compost Your Kitchen Scraps!

Kitchen waste in California landfills generates over 8.3 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, accounting for roughly 20% of the state’s methane emissions. As the third-largest source of methane in California, decomposing organic food waste contributes significantly to climate change.

The good news is that methane from landfills is the easiest greenhouse gas to prevent. By placing all organic materials, which includes your food scraps, into the green organics cart, you can prevent the generation of methane from that waste. 

Pails provided by Sonoma County Resource Recovery. Organized by the City of Sebastopol Climate Action Committee.