Compost Site
Compost Site
Compost Manager: Randy G. (716) 667-6066
For the 2026 season ONLY ONE (1) yard of free mulch per household will be issued at the Compost Facility, 6909 Milestrip Road, Orchard Park during normal business hours 7:30 AM-3:30 PM Monday through Friday. One (1) free yard of mulch is good until June 1, 2026.
Make Check out to the Town of Orchard Park – bring proof of residency. Cash will not be accepted at the Compost Site.
The Orchard Park Compost Facility has been opened since 2003. Located at 6909 Milestrip Road Orchard Park — Phone (716) 667-6066
The yard waste picked up by the Town of Orchard Park is now delivered to the new Compost Site. The leaves are fluffed up and placed into windrows. Wood materials are run through a grinder one or more times as necessary to achieve a desirable sizing, and then placed into larger windrows. When the processing phase is completed, these refined compost and mulch products will be offered for sale at the facility. The proceeds will be used to help defray operating expenses.
The hours of operation for the Compost Site are:
SUMMER HOURS: Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Open Saturdays from 8:00 AM until 12:00 PM starting May 2, 2026 until October 31, 2026
WINTER HOURS: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday – Friday. No Saturday Hours from November through April
The cost of Compost/Mulch is:
Resident $17.00 per cubic yard
Non-Resident $25.00 per cubic yard
Residents: Minimum $9.00 up to 30 gallons
Non-Residents: Minimum $15.00 up to 30 gallons
Please remember only ONE (1) yard of free mulch per household. One (1) free yard of mulch is good until June 1, 2026.
The following materials will be accepted at the Compost Site for recycling in modest volume by town residents only.
- Tree trimmings
- Tree trunks up to 18″
- Tree trunks up to 250 lbs.
- Leaves ALL MUST BE FREE OF PAPER, PLASTIC, ETC.
Please refrain from mixing plastic bags, animal waste, ornamental grasses, leaves, and grass clipping with the tree debris.
Clean tree debris and leaves make for clean mulch and compost.
Town residents can deliver materials described above free of charge to the Compost Site.
Landscapers and Tree Contractors can bring in brush, wood, and leaves at no cost. Material must be generated from the Town of Orchard Park only.