About us
Eastside Compost is a worker-owned business dedicated to keeping food waste out of landfills and building healthy soil in the Greater Lansing area.
We’re a small team of people who believe that how a business is structured matters as much as what it does. Eastside Compost is owned equally by the people who run it — not by outside investors, not by a distant corporation. That means every decision we make is grounded in what’s good for our workers, our customers, and our community. We started in Lansing. We compost in Lansing. We live here too.
A few things we’re great at
Live, work, or grow food in Lansing or East Lansing? We can pickup your food scraps and help your plants thrive with locally made compost.
Residential Curbside
Fill your collection bucket with food scraps and we’ll swap it for a clean one – it’s as simple as that!
Commercial Curbside
A variety of options to best-fit your needs – whether that’s buckets, or carts, we’ve got you covered.
Vermicompost
Locally sourced and locally made! The perfect addition to your garden as an extra boost.
Why It Matters
Food waste is a problem. Composting is a fix.
About a third of everything in a landfill is organic material that could have become compost. When it rots in a landfill instead, it produces methane — a potent greenhouse gas. When it’s composted, it builds healthy soil, grows better food, and stays right here in our community.
Composting doesn’t require a yard, a pile, or any special knowledge. We handle all of it.
“I appreciate how Eastside Compost keeps things simple. Having composting services has helped me drastically reduce my waste at a reasonable price. The owners are knowledgeable and dependable. Highly recommend!” — Nola
“I got my new bucket filled with wonderful compost and immediately used it on my vegetable garden. Thank you! I am very happy with your service; it’s exactly what I needed.” — Holly
What are you waiting for?
Join your neighbors in keeping Lansing’s food waste out of landfills! When you compost with us, you’re not just building healthier soil; you’re supporting a business owned by the people who live and work right alongside you.