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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Key City Compost is a great composting solution if you don't have municipal curbside service. It's affordable, reliable and easy to manage. I always had enough space in the weekly bucket for all my fo... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We greatly appreciated having this service available to us and help keep compostable items out of the landfill. Key compost made it so easy. They were meticulous at picking up and dropping off the cle... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very convenient way to compost. We used the service in our home for about 6 months before moving. It was such an easy way to divert waste from the landfill either from our kitchen or takeout that we d... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Despite receiving a text reminder that my scheduled pick up was yesterday, pick up never happened. A neighbor’s was not picked up either. Although their phone message says to use the app to ensure... See more

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  1. Waste Management Service

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Food Waste Collection and Recycling service in the Maryland, D.C., and Virginia region. Providing commercial, municipal, and residential services. Manufacturer of high quality soil products.


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4.7

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

54 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If you don’t want to deal with the mess…

If you don’t want to deal with the mess of doing your own compost, this is a great service. They are easy to work with, collecting your bucket on a regular schedule and replacing it with a new one. Three customer service features I like are the yearly billing discount option, the pick up reminder emails, and the pick up person’s effort to collect the bucket even when I forget to put it out. Also I appreciate being able to stop service when went on vacation.

February 8, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Key City Compost has gone above and…

Key City Compost has gone above and beyond to make sure I am able to compost, which is super cool! If I forget to put my bucket out, they'll leave an additional one for me anyway. Once, during a move, they even followed me to my new home to pick up my compost after I'd forgotten to adjust the address! Key City is the greatest and Frederick is incredibly lucky to have a program like this! Thank you for all that you do!

February 8, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good for the environment

Good for the environment, good for our community.

The composting service is good for the environment by moving compostable materials out of landfills and converting them to usable compost. It helps our community's bottom line by reducing trash collection fees. It also helps keep plastic trash bags out of the wast stream. Since all the messy stuff goes in the compost bin, the rest of the trash is essentially dry so I can use a paper bag to dispose of it.

February 8, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Key City Compost is Awesome

I am so grateful for this service! I cannot compost at my home, and the ability to turn my kitchen waste back into soil makes me happy. The bins are clean and fresh each time, and two weeks per bin works great for a single person. I look forward to receiving compost in spring for my garden beds!

February 1, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy AND Important!

Couldn’t ask for an easier way to move forward on a path towards an environmentally friendly and sustainable home. We have less than one bag of trash a week now and it is never stinky! It is such a great feeling to know that all of our food waste is going back into the ground in a nourishing way, rather than being trapped in a landfill and contributing to atmospheric methane levels. Thank you, Key City Compost! Frederick is so lucky to have you!

February 1, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Blooming Good Service

Key City Compost has always been quick to respond to my questions and any changes I need to make for my pickups. They are very professional and easy to work with.

It makes me happy to be able to have my compostable trash put to use other than filling up the land fills. Even better, the soil I received from the compost made my hydrangea bloom like I've never seen before.

February 1, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I Love Key City Compost!

I love Key City Compost!

I've been a customer since April of 2019 and have never had any problems.

They are always true to their word - My compost bucket is picked up and replaced when they say it will be and when there are schedule changes needed (weather, holidays, etc...) I always get enough notice.

I've also had occasional questions about what I can put in the bucket and I've always gotten prompt answers.

I love that I can keep my food scraps out of the landfill and still get quality compost for my garden without having to do all the hard work in between.

February 1, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So Beneficial to the Planet & Community

I fully support my community in the desire to have every single resident utilize Key Compost, not just because it is good for the planet, but also because there is less trash blowing around our beautiful neighborhood when there are fewer attractions for squirrels and crows breaking into garbage bags!

Key Compost is very reliable in their pick up and delivery of 5 gallon pails, and the items that are allowed for composting are so generous that it cuts back on frequency of putting out regular trash. Thank you Key Compost!

February 1, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful service

They send emails to remind you of service. Always courteous if we have any interactions but don’t usually. Enjoy the soil to add to our garden, but mostly glad to do something better with our waste.

February 1, 2021

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