Backyard Compost Bin Distribution Program
Each year, MMSB partners with municipalities across the province to offer compost bins to residents at a reduced cost. Since 2005, MMSB has partnered with municipalities to distribute more than 36,000 compost bins to residents across the province. One third of waste that residents place at the curbside is organic. Promoting backyard composting of organic waste will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create healthy soil and save landfill space—all while saving our communities money.
How to apply
MMSB canvasses municipalities to gauge their interest in engaging in a partnership. If there is sufficient interest, MMSB places an order for compost bins and sells them to partner communities at a subsidized rate.
Communities are then responsible for selling and distributing bins to their residents. MMSB does not sell compost bins to residents directly. A list of participating communities is posted on this page each year.
Composting Education
Communities that participate in the Compost Bin Distribution Program are encouraged to provide public education opportunities to residents to help them maintain their bins and gain the necessary knowledge to compost successfully. MMSB is proud to partner with communities to deliver online educational sessions or to help train community representatives to provide training. Find out more about backyard composting and education opportunities at RethinkWasteNL.ca.
View a complete list of participating communities:
2023
- Fortune
- Winterland
- Paradise
- Portugal Cove St Phillips
- St. John’s
- Hants Harbour
- Mount Pearl
- Bay Bulls
- Witless Bay
- Conception Bay South
- Cupids
- Clarenville
- Appleton
- Fogo Island
- Corner Brook
- Englee
- Port au Choix
- Miawpukek First Nation
- Milltown-Head of Bay D’Espoir
- Trinity Bay North
- King’s Cove
- L’Anse au Clair
- Mary’s Harbour
2022
- Carbonear
- Flat Rock
- George’s Brook Milton
- Hughes Brook
- Lawn
- Marystown
- Mount Pearl
- Norpen
- Paradise
- Pasadena
- Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
- Point Leamington
- Portugal Cove St. Phillips
- St. John’s
2021
Bay Bulls
Carboneor
Conception Harbour
Corner Brook
Flat Bay Band Inc.
Flatrock
Fogo Island
Gambo
Gander
George’s Brook Milton
Kippens
Marystown
Miawpukek Mi’Kamawey Mawi’omi
Mount Pearl
Northern Peninsula Regional Service Board
Paradise
Pasadena
Portugal Cove St Phillips
St John’s
Whitbourne
Witless Bay2020
City of St John’s
George’s Brook-Milton
Kippens
Mary’s Harbour
Paradise
Pasadena
Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
St George’s
Witless Bay
Woody Point2019
Avondale
Bay St George
Churchill Falls
City of St John’s
Come by Chance
Cormack
Corner Brook
Deer Lake
Flatrock
Fleur De Lys
Holyrood
Howley
Kippens
Marystown
Milltown-Head of Bay D’Espoir
Norris Point
Paradise
Pasadena
Pool’s Cove
Rocky Harbour
Woody Point
York Harbour2018
Baie Verte
Bay St. George Waste Management Committee
Bay St. George South
Cape St. George
Channel Port au Basques
City of St John’s
Gander
Green’s Harbour
Kippens
Lourdes
New-Wes-Valley
Northern Peninsula Regional Service Board
Paradise
Pasadena
Sandy Cove
Trinity Bay North
Twillingate2017
Baie Verte
Carbonear
Corner Brook
Farm and Market -Clarenville
Grand Falls-Windsor
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
Makkovik
Memorial University, Grenfell Campus
Paradise
Pasadena
Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
Robert’s Arm
Sandy Cove
St. Lawrence
St. John’s
Twillingate2016
Brigus
Burin
Carmanville
Comfort Cove – New Stead
Fogo Island
Gambo
Gander
McIver’s
North West River
Point Leamington2015
Baie Verte
Corner Brook
Discovery Regional Service Board
Happy Valley – Goose Bay
Logy Bay – Middle Cove – Outer Cove
Sandy Cove
St. John’s
Sunnyside
Witless Bay2014
Burgeo
Carbonear
Conception Bay South
Lewisporte
Paradise
Portugal Cove – St. Phillips
St. Alban’s
St. Anthony (NorPen Regional Service Board)
St. George’s
St. John’s
Whitbourne
Witless Bay2013
Bird Cove
Bishop’s Falls
Campbellton
Clarenville
Conception Bay South
Conne River
Corner Brook
Deer Lake
Dover
Flatrock
Gambo
Grand Bank
Happy Valley – Goose Bay
Harbour Groce
Kippens
Lark Harbour
Marystown
New Perlican
NorPen Regional Service Board
Old Perlian
Paradise
Pasadena
Placentia
Port au Choix
Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
Springdale
Stephenville
Twillingate2011
Botwood
Cape Broyle
Gander
Glovertown
Sunnyside
Harbour Main – Chapel’s Cove – Lakeview
Holyrood
Logy Bay
Appleton
Arnold’s Cove
Bay Roberts
Baytona
Bonavista
Campbellton
Carbonear
Centreville
Channel – Port aux Basques
Colliers
Conception Bay South
Conception Harbour
Conne River
Corner Brook
Deer Lake
Gambo
Glenwood
Grand Bank
Harbour Breton
Heart’s Delight – Islington
Irishtown – Summerside
Kippens
Labrador City
Lawn
Leading Tickles
Long Harbour & Mount Arlington Heights
Makkovik (Labrador)
Marystown
Nain (Labrador)
New-Wes-Valley
Norman’s Cove – Long Cove
Northern Arm
Northern Peninsula Regional Service Board
Parsons’s Pond
Pasadena
Port Rexton
Small Point – Broad Cove – Blackhead – Adam’s Cove
St. Lawrence
St. Lewis (Labrador)
Stephenville Crossing
Summerford
Torbay
Trinity
Trinity Bay North
Wabana
Whiteway