Bennett Compost
To Make Composting Easy and Accessible
In 2009, Tim Bennett wanted to compost. Unfortunately, he was living in a second story South Philly apartment and wasn’t sure how to get started. After talking with some friends at dinner about it, he realized he wasn’t alone. It was a light bulb moment. He put $100 in a bank account and Bennett Compost was born.
Since then our team and process has continued to evolve. Currently, Bennett Compost picks up from over 5,000 households and businesses every week, keeping over 70 tons of material out of the landfill every month.
In 2018, Jennifer Mastalerz joined Tim as an owner of the business. An architect by training, Jen had been composting since 2010. She first got her hands dirty composting with Philly Compost and then went on to start her own bike-powered composting business in Fishtown.
Our owners and 15 full-time employees believe that composting should be simple, and good, microbial-rich soil should be readily available.
Whether collecting and emptying compost buckets in vehicles and on bicycles, transforming your food scraps into compost at our site in North Philly, responding to your emails and phone calls, or selling our soil products - we are here to provide Philadelphians with an opportunity to connect with our earth through composting!
Note: The above descriptive information came from the company's About Us page.
In The News
- Giving Food Waste New Life, Philadelphia Neighborhoods, February 7, 2023.