Sustainability
At Elements Mountain Compost, we are committed to closing the loop on local food with sustainable waste solutions and sustainable business practices. We work with businesses and residents to reduce their carbon footprint by diverting waste from the landfill and creating nutrient rich soil products. But we are also committed to scrutinizing our internal operations to reduce our energy use and climate impacts.
Elements Mountain Compost
Building sustainable soil in Central Colorado since 2014
What We Do
Food and Yard Waste Collection
Event Composting
Compost Processing
Soil Sales
Colorado Green Business Network
Elements is proud to be a certified Silver Member of the Colorado Green Business Network! CGBN provides certification and technical assistance to organizations across the state interested in improving their environmenal sustainability. Learn more and become a Green BusinessHERE!
Based in Salida, Colorado, we are lucky enough to have access to a great agricultural property near town where we build great soil from local sources. The piles are growing and flourishing in all the sun and weather afforded by our banana belt climate which means, even in the winter, we get warm days to reactivate the decomposition process.
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Where we work
We're transplants to Salida but we claim it as home and keep our hearts in the Rockies.
Ask us about composting and we'll get you hooked on the incredible process of transforming elements in your waste to life-sustaining nutrients in your food.
Julie is a Certified Compost Operations Manager through the U.S. Composting Council. She serves as the Financial Liaison on the leadership team of the Colorado Compost Council and serves on the Board of Directors for Recycle Colorado.
Meet Julie & Slider (the dog!)