Our Services
Household Compost Pickup
Nettle has weekly and bi-weekly compost pickup subscription options to fit your household’s needs. Subscribe, get a four gallon bucket, fill it up, and leave it by your door—leave the rest to us!
Compost Drop-off
Our most affordable option! Exchange your full bucket of compost for a clean one at one of our partner locations. Learn more!
Business Compost Pickup
Nettle offers compost pickup to businesses, non-profits, and churches. Click here to learn more about commercial composting.
Event Composting
Make your next event low-waste! Click here to learn more about composting with Nettle at your next event!
Compost pick-up at your door:
Our most popular option
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For the average household
$29/mo
Weekly
Compost Pickup
For smaller households
$19/mo
Bi-Weekly
Compost Pickup
Not sure if you’re in our service area? Contact us!
UPCOMING EVENTS
PUMPKIN SMASH
Feel like smashing something orange?! So do we! Save your pumpkins to smash and let us compost them for you. We will be composting them in an area where the seeds may grow for a free community pumpkin patch the next year! We'll also have pumpkin snacks and apple cider!
You can also bring your bags of leaves for us to compost on this day.
When: Saturday, November 8, 2025, 1 pm -4 pm
Where: 730 Lincoln Park Blvd., Rockford, IL
Fall Leaf Pick-up & Drop-off Days
We will have some opportunities where you can deliver your lawn bags to our site and we will also arrange for a couple of pick-up days. If you are interested in either of these options, please click on this form.
Drop-off Days: Pumpkin Smash, November 8, 1-4
Pick-up Days: Friday, October 17 and Friday, November 14