Composting made easy in Bristol
We collect your food scraps, turn them into compost, and give it back to you to grow with.
👉 Works in flats. No smell. No mess. No outdoor bin.
You don’t compost. We do it for you.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rated 5.0 by Bristol members
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
You’ve thought about composting, but…
✔ You don’t have the time or space
✔ You’ve tried it and it didn’t stick
✔ You live in a flat or small space
✔ You want to grow food without chemicals
✔ You want an easier way to deal with food waste
This is a simple way to take part, without the hassle.
From food waste... to living soil
This is the loop in action.
HOW IT WORKS
It’s simple.
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You collect your food scraps at home
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We collect and compost them locally
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You get living compost back to grow with
That’s it.
Food doesn’t disappear. It comes back to life.
ALREADY HAPPENING IN BRISTOL
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Over 30,000 litres of food waste composted in 2025
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70+ households and businesses taking part
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Living compost returned to gardens across the city
Small actions, multiplied across the city.
WHY PEOPLE JOIN
Most people don’t join because they love composting.
They join because they want:
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an easier way to deal with food waste
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to grow food without chemical fertilisers
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to improve their soil naturally
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to feel more connected to what they’re growing
This just makes it simple.
What our members say
Real people. Real compost. Real results.
“No smell, no flies… made composting possible for me in a flat.”
“Such a simple idea, and makes so much sense.”
“The compost is incredible, my plants have really thrived.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rated 5.0 by Bristol members
WHAT WE DO
We work across the full food system:
Collecting food waste
From households and businesses across Bristol
Making living compost
Small-batch, biologically active, made locally
Sharing knowledge
Workshops, education, and hands-on learning
Supporting growers
From home composters to community spaces
Growing food
This is not bagged compost from a supply chain.
It’s biologically active, locally made, and part of a living system.
It’s made to work with soil, not replace it.
Used across Bristol to:
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improve soil structure
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hold water through dry periods
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support long-term plant health
Bristol’s Two-Acre Food Forest Market Garden
This is what your food waste becomes.
Built on compost made from Bristol’s kitchens, this space is restoring soil, growing food, and bringing people together.
Not theory.
Not potential.
This is the loop, made visible.
Join 100+ Bristol households already turning food waste into living soil
Generation Soil CIC is a Bristol-based community interest company regenerating local food systems through community composting, soil education, and regenerative growing.
We work with households and businesses to keep food waste local, turn it into living compost, and return it to the soil to grow food, support biodiversity, and build resilient communities.
who we've worked with
We collaborate with councils, schools, charities, festivals, and community organisations across Bristol and beyond to grow regeneration at scale.
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