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September 01, 2024
September Volunteering! (Maine)

September 01, 2024
September Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

August 01, 2024
August Volunteering! (Maine)

August 01, 2024
August Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

July 01, 2024
July Volunteering! (Maine)

July 01, 2024
July Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

June 01, 2024
June Volunteering! (Maine)

June 01, 2024
June Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

May 01, 2024
May Volunteering! (Maine)

May 01, 2024
May Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

April 01, 2024
April Volunteering! (Maine)

April 01, 2024
April Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

March 01, 2024
March Volunteering! (Maine)

March 01, 2024
March Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

February 01, 2024
February Volunteering! (Maine)

February 01, 2024
February Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

January 01, 2024
January Volunteering! (Maine)

January 01, 2024
January Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

December 02, 2023
Discounted Gift cards and Green Gifts! (MA):

December 02, 2023
Discounted Gift cards and Green Gifts! (ME):

December 01, 2023
December Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

December 01, 2023
December Volunteering! (Maine)

November 01, 2023
November Volunteering! (Maine)

November 01, 2023
November Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

October 01, 2023
October Volunteering! (Maine)

October 01, 2023
October Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

September 01, 2023
September Volunteering! (Maine)

September 01, 2023
September Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

August 01, 2023
August Volunteering! (Maine)

June 01, 2023
June Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

June 01, 2023
June Volunteering! (Maine)

May 01, 2023
May Volunteering! (Maine)

April 01, 2023
April Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

April 01, 2023
April Volunteering! (Maine)

March 01, 2023
March Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

March 01, 2023
March Volunteering! (Maine)

February 01, 2023
February Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

February 01, 2023
February Volunteering! (Maine)

January 01, 2023
January Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

January 01, 2023
January Volunteering! (Maine)

December 01, 2022
December Volunteering! (Maine)

December 01, 2022
December Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

November 01, 2022
November Volunteering! (Maine)

November 01, 2022
November Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

October 01, 2022
October Volunteering! (Maine)

September 01, 2022
September Volunteering! (Maine)

July 01, 2022
July Volunteering! (Maine)

July 01, 2022
July Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

June 01, 2022
June Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

June 01, 2022
June Volunteering! (Maine)

May 01, 2022
May Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

May 01, 2022
May Volunteering! (Maine)

April 01, 2022
April Volunteering! (Central Maine)

April 01, 2022
April Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

April 01, 2022
April Volunteering! (Maine)

March 01, 2022
March Volunteering! (Central Maine)

March 01, 2022
March Volunteering! (Massachusetts)

March 01, 2022
March Volunteering! (Maine)

February 01, 2022
February Volunteering!

February 01, 2022
February Volunteering!

January 17, 2022
Service Schedule (Massachusetts) - MLK Jr. Day

January 01, 2022
January Volunteering!

January 01, 2022
January Volunteering!

December 01, 2021
December Volunteering!

December 01, 2021
December Volunteering!

November 14, 2021
Service Schedule (Massachusetts) - Thanksgiving

November 14, 2021
Service Schedule (Maine) - Thanksgiving

November 12, 2021
Central Maine Service Updates & Volunteering

November 01, 2021
November Volunteering!

November 01, 2021
November Volunteering!

October 01, 2021
October Volunteering!

October 01, 2021
October Volunteering!

September 01, 2021
September Volunteering!

September 01, 2021
September Volunteering!

August 01, 2021
August Volunteering!

August 01, 2021
August Volunteering!

July 01, 2021
June Volunteering!

July 01, 2021
June Volunteering!

July 01, 2021
July News And Updates!

April 01, 2021
April Volunteering!

April 01, 2021
April Volunteering!

March 01, 2021
March Volunteering!

March 01, 2021
March Volunteering!

February 01, 2021
February Volunteering!

February 01, 2021
February Volunteering!

January 01, 2021
January Volunteering!

January 01, 2021
January Volunteering!

December 01, 2020
December Volunteering!

December 01, 2020
December Volunteering!

November 01, 2020
November Volunteering!

November 01, 2020
November Volunteering!

October 01, 2020
October Volunteering: Autumn is here!

October 01, 2020
October Volunteering: Autumn is here!

September 01, 2020
September Volunteering: Enjoying the final rays of summer!

September 01, 2020
September Volunteering: Enjoying the final rays of summer!

September 01, 2020
September News And Updates!

August 01, 2020
August Volunteering: Getting out in the summer sun!

August 01, 2020
August Volunteering: Getting out in the summer sun!

July 01, 2020
July Volunteering: Summer is here!

July 01, 2020
July Volunteering: Summer is here!

June 01, 2020
June Volunteering: Volunteer in a variety of ways!

June 01, 2020
June Volunteering: Volunteer in a variety of ways!

May 01, 2020
May Volunteering: Warmer weather is on the way!

May 01, 2020
May Volunteering: Warmer weather is on the way!

April 01, 2020
April Volunteering: Gardening here we come!

April 01, 2020
April Volunteering: Gardening here we come!

March 01, 2020
March Volunteering: Spring is in the air!

March 01, 2020
March Volunteering: Spring is in the air!

February 01, 2020
February Volunteering: Share the Love!

February 01, 2020
February Volunteering: Share the Love!

January 01, 2020
January Volunteering: Happy New Year!

January 01, 2020
January Volunteering: Happy New Year!

December 06, 2019
December Volunteering: Celebrating Winter!

December 01, 2019
December Volunteering: Celebrating Winter!

November 01, 2019
November Volunteering: Giving back to our community!

November 01, 2019
November Volunteering: Giving back to our community!

October 10, 2019
Service Schedule - Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!

October 01, 2019
October Volunteering: Final call for free composting in October!

October 01, 2019
October Volunteering: No tricks, all treats!

July 22, 2019
July Volunteering: Looking for a great way to beat the heat wave?

June 05, 2019
June Volunteering: Are you ready to get your hands dirty?

June 05, 2019
June Volunteering: Are you ready to get your hands dirty?

May 24, 2019
Memorial Day: Schedule updates

May 24, 2019
Memorial Day: Spring updates

May 03, 2019
Belmont, MA - Service street schedule changes

May 01, 2019
MAY VOLUNTEERING: Are you ready to spring into action?

May 01, 2019
MAY VOLUNTEERING: Are you ready to spring into action?

April 26, 2019
*Important* Update for Our Portland Drop-off

April 19, 2019
Service Change for our Portland Drop-Off and Other News

April 12, 2019
Holiday Schedule Changes for the week of 4/15

April 01, 2019
APRIL VOLUNTEERING: Warming up for a busy season!

April 01, 2019
APRIL VOLUNTEERING: Warming up for a busy season!

March 01, 2019
MARCH VOLUNTEERING: Are you ready to 'spring' into action?

March 01, 2019
MARCH VOLUNTEERING: Are you ready to 'spring' into action?

February 01, 2019
FEBRUARY VOLUNTEERING: Do you love volunteering as much as we do?

February 01, 2019
FEBRUARY VOLUNTEERING: Do you love volunteering as much as we do?

January 01, 2019
JANUARY VOLUNTEERING: It's a New Year to Volunteer!

January 01, 2019
JANUARY VOLUNTEERING: It's a New Year, are you ready to volunteer?

December 01, 2018
DECEMBER VOLUNTEERING: Good times, good cheer, it's time for volunteering!

December 01, 2018
DECEMBER VOLUNTEERING: Good times, good cheer, it's time for volunteering!

November 01, 2018
NOVEMBER VOLUNTEERING: What are you thankful for?

October 30, 2018
NOVEMBER VOLUNTEERING: What are you thankful for?

October 01, 2018
OCTOBER VOLUNTEERING: Let's get spooky with it!

September 30, 2018
OCTOBER VOLUNTEERING: Let's get spooky with it!

September 01, 2018
SEPTEMBER VOLUNTEERING: Are you ready to get your hands dirty?

April 28, 2018
MAY VOLUNTEERING: Are you ready to get your hands dirty?

April 01, 2018
APRIL VOLUNTEERING: Spring is here!

March 01, 2018
MARCH VOLUNTEERING: Spring, is that you?

February 01, 2018
FEBRUARY VOLUNTEERING: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

December 18, 2017
Massachusetts Participants - Holiday pickup schedule & last minute gifts!

December 18, 2017
Maine Participants - Holiday pickup schedule & last minute gifts!

December 01, 2017
December Volunteering: Winter is coming!

November 15, 2017
Go green this holiday season!

November 03, 2017
November Volunteering: What are you thankful for?

June 30, 2017
July Volunteering: Fireworks and Festivals

June 01, 2017
June Volunteering: Join the GtG Resource Recovery Crew!

May 05, 2017
May Volunteering: Are You Ready to Get Your Hands Dirty?

April 04, 2017
April Volunteering: Spring is Here!

March 01, 2017
March Volunteering: Waiting for Spring...

February 04, 2017
February Volunteering: Recycle It

January 02, 2017
January Volunteering: Getting Organized and Playing Games in the New Year!

December 01, 2016
December Volunteering: Last Chance to Get Your Hands Dirty in 2016!

October 28, 2016
November Volunteering: Thankful for Community!

October 01, 2016
October Volunteering: Harvest Time!

September 03, 2016
September Volunteering: Back to School, Gleaning, and Getting Creative About Food Waste!

July 31, 2016
August Volunteering: Bike Rides, Road Races, and Block Parties!

July 22, 2016
Awards, Kiosks and Summer Events

June 29, 2016
July Volunteering: Fireworks, Fairs and Festivals!

May 30, 2016
June Volunteering: Join the Garbage to Garden Resource Recovery Crew

May 10, 2016
May Volunteering: Community gardens, Streets Eats and Beats and looking ahead to June (Brandi Carlile!)

May 04, 2016
Compost Week: Be a hero, aim for zero!

April 06, 2016
April Volunteering: Community gardens, bikes and blooms!

March 31, 2016
Announcing our Annual Spring Fling!

March 04, 2016
March Volunteering: All about food! (mostly)

February 27, 2016
Winning in Austin, Greenlight Maine tonight and running for a cause in April!

January 22, 2016
Bucket nests, word of mouth and loving what we do

January 01, 2016
January Volunteering: Orientations, games and helping neighbors young and old

December 21, 2015
A December giveaway, an elf named Chip and the perfect cookie to leave for Santa!

December 03, 2015
December Volunteering: Food distribution, shoveling out your neighbors, sorting school supplies & more!

November 18, 2015
Throw a Zero-Waste holiday party, order GtG gear & a holiday service announcement

October 31, 2015
November Volunteering: TEDx, putting Mt. Joy Orchard to bed & more!

October 08, 2015
The new GarbagetoGarden.org, a comedian's take on landfills, and what we're reading

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Recent Press

Two Portland companies will face off against a viewer-picked wild card in the final episode of a Maine-produced reality TV show based loosely on "Shark Tank" next month.
Startup finalists chosen for 'Greenlight Maine' pitch-off - Portland Press Herald, May 10, 2016
The key to his success, though, according to Frank, is providing customers with clean buckets and taking the 'ick factor' out of the equation. "Composting can be gross," he said. "There's nothing better than having a fresh bucket dropped off right at your house.
Garbage to Garden: Curbside composting company meets a growing need - Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, January 7, 2016
This is a citywide effort and we want to lead the way. We want to show the community how easy it can be to reduce the amount of trash we generate.
South Portland sets zero-waste goal for city events - Portland Press Herald, June 25, 2015
Like a growing number of young entrepreneurs, Frank sees Garbage to Garden as a for-profit company with a mission.
Garbage to Garden is 'a for-profit with a mission' - MaineBiz, October 26, 2014
Garbage to Garden doesn't stop with avocados and rabbit droppings. The business also picks up 32-ounce containers of cooled cooking oils, fats and grease curbside and takes the unwanted material to Portland's Maine Standard Biofuels [...]
Portland composting company pulls profits from curbside pickups of food scraps, cooking grease - Bangor Daily News, March 28, 2013
Garbage to Garden takes home the grand prize in Season One of Greenlight Maine!
Greenlight Maine Season 1 Finale [Video] - WCSH6, June 24, 2016
If you want to move the needle, you have to look at composting.
Composting a key component of Scarbourgh's waste plans - Scarborough Leader, March 25, 2016
Garbage to Garden wins the Source Good Neighbor Award because the company makes composting easy, using a model that is easy to replicate, and educates people about the importance of recycling food waste to keep it out of the waste stream.
Good Neighbor Award: Garbage to Garden - Portland Press Herald, April 4, 2015
In just the first nine months, the company has attracted more than a thousand customers - and in doing so have helped turn more than 250,000 pounds of garbage into compost - and that compost, which you can see right here, ends up right back in their customer's garden!
Special Report: Garbage to Garden [Video] - WMTW-TV 8, June 16, 2013
Portlanders already recycle 38 percent of their waste, according to ecomaine, which puts them above the national average of 34 percent. This new program will likely boost that rate.
Curbside Composting Gains Steam in Portland, Maine - Sustainable America, December 5, 2012
The venture reflects a desire within the local community to address the issue of food waste in a sustainable manner.
Garbage to Garden spins compost from your leftover food scraps - Portland Press Herald, August 22, 2012

Press Releases

May 17, 2016
Garbage to Garden launches compost dropoff program in Scarborough

February 11, 2016
Garbage to Garden Wins Silver Prize at Second Annual International Food System Innovation Competition

November 4, 2015
Garbage to Garden Among 24 Finalists Chosen for Second Annual International Food System Innovation Competition in February, 2016

October 7, 2015
Yarmouth Schools join a growing number of Southern Maine school districts that are making a commitment to reducing waste by composting and recycling

September 11, 2015
Garbage to Garden testifies before the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to encourage an Increase of Organic Material Recycling in the State of Maine

July 17, 2015
Garbage to Garden expands to Cape Elizabeth, brings curbside composting to 8th town in Southern Maine

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President and Founder, Tyler Frank
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Awards

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Environmental
Hero
Portland Buy Local
2016
Winner
Grand Prize
Greenlight Maine
2016
People's Choice
Award
Gorham Savings Bank
Launchpad - 2016
Best Green
Business
Portland Phoenix Best Of
2016
Program of
the Year
Maine Resource Recovery
Association - 2016
Silver Prize
Winner
Food + City Challenge Prize
2016
Good Neighbor
Source Awards
Portland Press Herald
2015
Finalist
Launch Pad
Gorham Savings Bank
2014
Eco-Excellence
Community Award
ecomaine
2014
Environmental
Hero
Portland Buy Local
2014
Outstanding
Small Business
SCORE Awards
2014
Best Curbside
Composting
DownEast Magazine
2014