Composting

Composting / Alternative Yard Management Practices

The Borough is very pleased to have the resources of the Emmaus Compost Center located on Klines Lane. The site serves the public for its yard waste as well as providing compost and wood mulch for their yards. The Borough permits residents to bring their yard clippings, branches, and small shrubs to be deposited at the compost center, as well as allowing residents to take home screened compost and wood mulch.

The Compost Site will be open from March 17, 2025 through November 22, 2025 on the following days and times: 

Compost Site Hours:  

 (Closed in Observance of Holidays:  4/18, 5/26, 7/4, 9/1, and 11/11).  

The Compost Site is closed on Saturday, October 4th due to Dumpster Day. 

• Monday and Friday
  7:30 am until 2:30 pm
  (No Loading)
• Wednesday
  7:30 am until 7:30 pm
  (No Loading)
• Saturday
  8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
  (Loading until 3:30 p.m.)

The Compost Site will close for the season on November 22nd, but will reopen on Monday, December 8th through Friday, December 12th from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for additional leaf and yard waste drop-off. 

The Compost Site only accepts organic yard waste including leaves and leafy stems, grass and grass clippings, woody branches up to 3" in diameter, firewood logs from freshly cut trees (from 3" diameter up to 18" diameter, cut into 20" lengths - all limbs and branches must be cut off), and wood chips (no logs or branches mixed in.) No lumber, root balls with dirt, garbage, dirt, building materials, mattresses, etc., is allowed.  Unscreened compost, wood chip mulch, and screened compost is available for a loading fee of $25 per scoop or partial scoop. Only pick-ups or small trailers will be loaded.

Please have your Driver's License or Picture ID available upon request from the attendant. There will be no admittance without proper identification.