Weekly clean-stream pickup
For route-fit grocers, offices, cafeterias, produce operations, and food producers using 55-gallon drums.
Review weekly pickupHouston-area decision guide
Start with the stream, not the composting buzzword.
OnFarmCompost has different paths for weekly commercial pickup, bulk clean organics, manure removal, and partner farms. The incoming material condition and current route or receiving capacity decide which path fits.
Choose the correct path
Four materially different requests
A 55-gallon weekly route, a tractor-trailer-scale stream, a manure pile, and a receiving farm are not the same service wearing different keywords.
Bulk or delivered clean organics
For depackaged or single-material commercial streams. Current receiving capacity and logistics must be reviewed before any offer.
Review the streamMixed or residential material
OnFarmCompost does not provide residential pickup or sort mixed restaurant waste. Use the current local comparison to evaluate other providers.
Compare local optionsFarm, land, or manure
For manure removal, feedstock delivery, partner-farm hosting, and land-conditioning conversations.
Review farm servicesQualification boundary
The material has to arrive clean.
Organic material must arrive source-separated or depackaged. Streams that arrive mixed with packaging or general trash are not accepted.
This requirement applies before price, container, or schedule.
May qualify
- Source-separated organics kept clean at the point of generation
- Depackaged organics delivered free of wrappers, film, and containers
- Single-material loads such as produce culls or manure
Does not qualify
- Mixed back-of-house restaurant waste containing plastic, cardboard, or serviceware
- Any load requiring sorting or depackaging on arrival
Evidence boundary
Measured facts stay separate from models.
OnFarmCompost can report measured collected weight and service dates. Environmental equivalencies, avoided emissions, savings, soil response, and regulatory classification require their own sources, assumptions, and review.
Primary references
- City of Houston composting resources
- TCEQ composting and mulching requirements
- EPA sustainable management of food
A source link explains a fact. It does not imply endorsement, authorization, or a site-specific determination.
Houston composting service FAQ
Who offers commercial food-waste pickup in Houston?
OnFarmCompost provides weekly commercial food-waste pickup for qualifying businesses in Harris County and Fort Bend County, Texas. Material must arrive source-separated or depackaged, an exterior drum location and route fit must be confirmed, and mixed back-of-house restaurant waste is not accepted.
Does every Harris or Fort Bend County address qualify?
No. The counties define the operating boundary, not a service guarantee. Address, access window, exterior container location, stream condition, weekly volume, route economics, and current receiving capacity are reviewed before service is offered.
Can a restaurant use OnFarmCompost?
Not for general mixed back-of-house waste. A separately managed stream may be reviewed only when it arrives source-separated or depackaged and free of plastic, cardboard, serviceware, wrappers, and general trash. OnFarmCompost does not sort contaminated loads on arrival.
How much does the weekly commercial route cost?
The published weekly drum-service price is $10 per barrel hauled after a free measured audit, with route fit required. Bulk clean-organics requests, manure removal, and partner-farm arrangements use different review and pricing paths and should not be priced from the drum rate.
Does OnFarmCompost guarantee zero odor, zero pests, or a fixed diversion percentage?
No. Gasket-sealed drums improve containment while closed, but outcomes still depend on material condition, staff handling, liners, spills, placement, weather, container condition, and reliable service. Diversion reporting uses measured collected weight; no universal percentage is guaranteed.
Have a clean commercial stream?
Start with the measured audit for weekly pickup, or send the volume, stream condition, and delivery details for a bulk review.