Over the past 10 years LA Compost has worked alongside thousands of LA County residents keeping food scraps local, supporting local green spaces through the creation and redistribution of compost, and hosting workshops and knowledge sharing events. From building a network of over 50 drop off locations at farmers markets, urban farms, and community gardens, to establishing the framework for composting at public parks, we’ve continued to work with our network of partners to make composting more accessible.
LA Compost currently has 43 community compost locations where community members drop off food scraps for processing into compost as well as 10 locations in LA farmer’s markets. The work done by the organization has led to hundreds of thousands of pounds of organics being diverted from landfills each year. Having parents who utilized the earth and refurbished the forgotten, Michael Martinez aimed to share those teachings and ultimately founded LA Compost.
The composting process could take hours to break down food waste and mix materials.
Volunteers Noemi Gomez (left) and Kyle Cavazos (right) join in the process of composting by breaking down organics with shovels.