Founded in 1991, AgRecycle is a woman-owned composting company that turns landfill-bound organic scraps and trimmings into compost and other soil amendments. It was the first commercial composting enterprise in the United States founded by a woman, and has spent decades building permitted Pennsylvania composting operations and dedicated food-waste collection routes. Its carefully monitored batches take seven to eleven months to manufacture, screen, and cure.
Pennsylvania Composting Permit
Woman-Owned Business
PA Certified Organic Compost
Bennett CompostBorn from Tim Bennett’s $100 effort to compost from a second-story South Philadelphia apartment, Bennett Compost now provides weekly food-scrap collection and turns Philadelphia’s organic waste into compost and soil products. Founded in 2009 and co-owned by Bennett and Jennifer Mastalerz since 2018, the company serves more than 6,000 households and businesses, diverting over 125 tons of material from landfills each month. Its work also extends into urban farming, schools, public agencies and workforce programs across the city.325315PHILADELPHIA, PA
Salem Organic Products, IncFor nearly three decades, Salem Organic Products, Inc. has turned a farm-waste problem into Sweet Peet®, a 100% organic mulch made from composted agricultural manure. The company also produces Soilution®, an organic soil mix with biochar, and provides manure removal and recycling services for horse and cow farms. Sweet Peet holds two U.S. patents, a Canadian patent, and trademarks in both countries for its branded products.PAWLING, NY
Veteran Compost DCFounded in 2010 by Army combat engineer Justen Garrity, Veteran Compost DC turns local food scraps into organic compost while creating jobs for veterans and their family members. The company operates a 30-acre farm in Aberdeen, Maryland, including the state’s only commercial worm-composting operation, where more than a million worms help produce vermicompost.ABERDEEN, MD
Clean Compost, LLCClean Compost, LLC turns organic waste from Western Maryland businesses, schools, farms, and events into compost that supports local soil and agriculture. The company provides collection and waste-diversion services, using composting technology and hands-on expertise to keep biodegradable material out of landfills. Clean Compost is certified through Maryland’s Minority Business Enterprise, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, and Small Business Enterprise programs.CUMBERLAND, MD