The Dirt Factory

. http://www.universitycity.org/dirt-factory

The Dirt Factory, located at 4308 Market Street, is a community composting facility for University City.

The 
mission of the Dirt Factory is to:

• Keep fallen leaves out of the waste stream, and in University City; 
• Provide a location for the University City community to sustainably dispose of its food scraps and other organic waste 
Generate high quality organic compost to be used in University City gardens; 
• The Dirt factory features the high capacity Earth Tub Compost System that will 
produce compost year round from neighborhood organic waste. The Dirt Factory is also a community education center, featuring residential scale composting facilities, where community members can learn more about composting at home, and gardening using compost.