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Compost
Composting is the recycling of organic materials back into a useful soil product that can be used in your garden or on potted plants. Composting can save you money and time and can reduce your garden's watering and weeding needs. It also benefits the environment by recycling valuable organic resources and extending the life of our landfills.
Discounted Backyard Compost Bin Program
The City of Thousand Oaks currently offers the FreeGarden EARTH (Enviro World) backyard compost bin to residents of Thousand Oaks at a discount and includes free home delivery (Athens Customers only). These bins are high quality, cost-effective, and offer many benefits:
- One-piece injection molded construction — no seams to come apart, no assembly required
- 82-gallon capacity
- Convenient 12”x16” offset front harvest door
- Twist locking lid
- Vertical and horizontal columnar ventilation
- Conical shape means nothing gets stuck in corners and also provides for ease of lifting off to access the entire pile
- Rodent resistant
- Easy, large access 20.25" diameter lid opening
- 33” high x 31” wide
- Made of 100% recycled materials
The cost to City residents is $30.00 (tax included). Limit one compost bin per household. No returns will be accepted; bins delivered damaged or defective will be replaced.
To order a compost bin from the City of Thousand Oaks, click here for an order form. Mail your completed form with a $30 check payable to the City of Thousand Oaks to: City of Thousand Oaks Public Works Department - Compost Bin Offer, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362.
Available to residents of the Thousand Oaks incorporated areas only. Upon receipt of your order form and payment, your request will be processed and the FreeGarden Earth composter will be delivered to your home by Athens Services within 2-3 weeks.
For more information about the Free Garden Earth composter, click here.
If you have previously purchased an Earth Machine composter and would like more information on that product, click here.
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Free Mulch
The Public Works Department's Landscape Division provides free mulch to city residents on an ongoing first-come-first-served basis. When available, chipped wood trimmings from City landscape projects are deposited in an enclosure located in the parking lot median between the Thousand Oaks Library and the Goebel Senior Center at 1385 East Janss Road. Bring your own shovels and bags and help yourself.
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