About source compost
A food waste diversion and compost education company
Moving composting forward in New jersey
We see a future where every home, school, business, and town in this state composts their food waste locally. However, the red tape between food waste collectors and the farms that want it is a huge, expensive, and legal issue. Well-meaning, small compost collectors like ourselves are working together with the NJCC and NJDEP to get small-scale, traditional food waste composting on local farms legalized in the future! Learn more about our updates and opportunities to get involved here.
An award-winning idea
In January 2025, Source Compost pitched the idea to the US Compost Council in the Emerging Composter’s Challenge and won third place in the nation! We look forward to helping develop the compost industry in the Garden State with our innovative solutions and community-based work.
An emphasis on environmental justice
According to the EPA, the definition of environmental justice is:
“The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”
It can be extremely inconvenient, time-consuming, and expensive to be a sustainably-minded civilian. That’s why we’re committed to making it as convenient and affordable as possible for everyone to participate and benefit from composting and getting connected to a local farm. We’ve got a long ways to go with this goal, but it will remain in our core values as we grow.
Meet Celestine
Celestine graduated from Northern Arizona University and has always been stoked on outdoor adventures and environmental stewardship. She was born in France, grew up with her Mexican family in Arizona, and went back to France in the summers. She traveled and lived in many different states before settling down with her partner in New Jersey. Coming from a more sustainably-minded culture in the French countryside, she brought her composting habits with her to the States. Here, she enjoys working with organic farms and educating people about composting. When she’s not at work, she enjoys cycling and rock climbing at the Gunks.
Meet Voula
Why?
I started Source Compost out of a passion for sustainability. Many environmentalists today see the future as bleak. I see change on the horizon, and with change comes opportunity for growth. I am very hopeful that we will adapt and thrive with new technology and new ways of thinking about the environment. For years, there has been an international farm fertilizer shortage. Meanwhile, Americans continue to throw their food waste in the trash. My goal is to make it as convenient and affordable to compost at a local level. With growth and partnership with other composters and farmers everywhere, I hope for a future where everyone’s kitchens can be connected back to the source of where their food comes from.