Join the Bristol Living Compost Project
Turn Your Food Waste Into Living Soil, Right Here in Bristol
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rated 5.0 on Google
Join Bristol’s community-led composting network and keep your food waste working locally not shipped out of the city.
The Bristol Living Compost Project is a household food waste collection and composting service run by Generation Soil CIC, a Bristol-based Community Interest Company regenerating local soils and food systems.
We collect food waste from Bristol homes, compost it locally using living biological processes, and return nutrients to the city as living, microbe-rich compost.
This is composting done properly clean, local, and soil-positive.
What Happens When You Join
Joining is simple, flexible, and designed to fit real life.
As a household member:
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You collect your food scraps at home
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We collect them locally across Bristol
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Food waste is fermented and composted with beneficial microbes
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It becomes living, biologically active compost
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That compost feeds Bristol’s gardens, allotments, schools, and food forests
Your food waste doesn’t leave the city.
It comes back to life as soil.
How the Household Composting Service Works
1️⃣ Sign Up
Join online and choose your membership plan. You’ll receive everything you need to get started, plus clear guidance and local collection options.
2️⃣ Fill Your Bucket
Add your food scraps at home:
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Fruit and vegetables
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Cooked food and leftovers
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Bread, grains, tea bags
No plastic. No liquids.
Bokashi fermentation keeps everything clean and odour-free.
3️⃣ We Collect
When your bucket is full, request a collection. We swap it for a clean one and keep routes short and efficient across Bristol.
4️⃣ We Compost Locally
Your food waste is:
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Fermented to stabilise nutrients
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Composted under managed conditions
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Matured into living, microbe-rich compost
All processing happens in Bristol.
5️⃣ Soil Is Rebuilt
The finished compost feeds:
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Gardens and allotments
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Schools and community growing spaces
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Our two-acre food forest market garden
Your food waste comes back to life as soil.
What You Get as a Household Member
When you join, you receive a simple, supported composting system that fits everyday life:
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Local household food waste collection in Bristol
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A clean, sealable bucket and bokashi fermentation system
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No smells, flies, or maggots
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Bokashi bran top-ups and bucket swaps
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The option to receive living compost back for your garden or plants
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Transparency about where your food waste goes
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Invitations to workshops, events, and community growing projects
This is composting with care, not control.
Membership and Flexibility
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Most members join on a monthly plan
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You can change or cancel at any time
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Compost allowances build over time
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Annual plans are available if you’d like compost sooner and better value overall
Why Join the Bristol Living Compost Project?
Most household food waste in cities is transported long distances and treated as something to get rid of.
We do things differently.
When you join the Bristol Living Compost Project, your food waste:
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Stays in Bristol
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Is composted locally using microbes and fungi
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Becomes living, biologically active compost
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Feeds gardens, allotments, schools, and food forests across the city
Nothing is wasted. Everything cycles.
Choose Your Membership
Most households choose Soil Saviour
It provides enough living compost to meaningfully support gardens, allotments, and shared growing spaces while maximising your impact across Bristol.
Soil Supporter
5£Every monthPerfect if you don’t need much compost but want to support local regeneration.- 5+ litres of living compost per year (or donated locally)
- Food waste collection on request
- Clean buckets and bokashi bran provided
- 500+ litres of food waste composted annually
- 10% off additional compost purchases
Soil Saint
10£Every monthFor people who love compost and want a generous annual return.- 40+ litres of living compost delivered per year
- Food waste collection on request
- Clean buckets and bokashi bran provided
- 500+ litres of food waste composted annually
- 20% off additional compost purchases
- Best Value
Soil Saviour
15£Every monthFor the truly compost-committed.- 80+ litres of living compost delivered per year
- Food waste collection on request
- Clean buckets and bokashi bran provided
- 500+ litres of food waste composted annually
- 50% off additional compost purchases
12-Month Soil Supporter
50£Every yearIncludes all Soil Supporter benefits. Valid for 12 months.- Two months free
- Immediate compost requests
- Better overall value
- All benefits of the matching monthly plan
12-Month Soil Saviour
150£Every yearIncludes all Soil Saviour benefits. Valid for 12 months.- Two months free
- Immediate compost requests
- Better overall value
- All benefits of the matching monthly plan
12-Month Soil Saint
100£Every yearIncludes all Soil Saint benefits. Valid for 12 months.- Two months free
- Immediate compost requests
- Better overall value
- All benefits of the matching monthly plan
Living Compost Allowance (Monthly Members)
Your membership allows you to request living compost up to the value of your total monthly payments.
In some cases, we may agree to provide additional compost. If you cancel after receiving more compost than you’ve paid for, a cancellation fee may apply to cover the difference.
Full details are available in our terms and conditions, or feel free to contact us to discuss options.
What Our Members Say
Adrian, Bristol Living Compost Project Member
“Fantastic service. They collect my food waste and turn it into compost for my garden and allotment. The sealable containers are great, no smell, no maggots (unlike the council brown bins). And the market garden concept is brilliant and fascinating.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rated 5.0 on Google
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We’re here to make local composting simple, supportive, and genuinely regenerative.
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