Household Food Waste Facts:

Currently, the EPA estimates that each person in the US wastes $728 worth of food each year!  

Annually, Dennis households send over 1.6 million pounds of food scraps to SEAMASS for incineration, and this costs our town over $90,000.  

Disposal costs have been and will continue to increase at an accelerated rate. But food scraps deposited in the designated bins at our Transfer Station are removed by Watts Family Farm for free! Composting our food scraps is a BIG opportunity for both “cost” and “risk” avoidance. It’s also good for the environment. Savings realized from food scrap composting could be used for additional services and help to limit fee increases.

• Educational composting toolkit for schools (PDF)
• Why it's important to compost in Dennis (PDF)
• Why and how to do backyard composting (PDF)
• Composting reminders (PDF)

The Town of Dennis gives away a limited quantity of Earth Machine home composting kits in partnership with Mass D.E.P. Stop by the scale house for current availability.  See "Video Resources" below for instructional videos on Earth Machines.

Video Resources