Where to buy finished compost

 

Where can you find and purchase Illinois manufactured compost?

The IFSCC is proud to share this resource to help you connect with our members. Locations listed below may sell their compost in bags, bulk, or both! Please remember to confirm details with store or reseller. 

Scroll down to see the Where to Purchase Compost map in order to easily search for stores and other outlets in your area. Contact sites directly if you would like to learn additional information about specific products or if you would like to arrange for large quantity purchases.

If you do not see a compost processor or retail outlet that markets USCC-STA Certified compost (US Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance) on our map, please let them know about the IFSCC. We’d love to grow our membership and at the same time increase markets for the sale of our favorite thing: compost!

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This map shows IFSCC Member compost manufactureres.

The Red icons are IFSCC Members that sell compost directly from their site.

The Green icons are resellers of IFSCC Member compost.

Click on the icons to learn more.

NOTE: IFSCC added *Pumpkin Smash Partner* to interested member processors and resellers of compost able to provide compost samples, bucket sized and bulk material for Pumpkin Smash season (Annually the 1st Saturday after Halloween).

All arrangements are made directly between event hosts and each *Pumpkin Smash Partner*. The partners listed here are NOT actual locations of Pumpkin Smashes. See SCARCE for more information on Pumpkin Smashes and their specific locations.

In 2024 there were 78 registered Pumpkin Smash sites throughout Illinois! 

Check out SCARCE’s Pumpkin Smash details HERE.

Platinum Level IFSCC Members

The Urban Canopy
*Pumpkin Smash Partner*
2550 S Leavitt St, Chicago, 60608
info@theurbancanopy.org

Gold Level IFSCC Members

Midwest Organics Recycling
*Pumpkin Smash Partner*
29353 N Darrell Rd, McHenry, IL 60051
(847) 393-6643
contactus@compostmatters.com
jessica@midwestorganicsrecycling.com

  • 15% discount for NEW customers during the month of October. Please mention *Pumpkin Smash Partner* to receive discount.

The Mulch Center
*Pumpkin Smash Partner*
(847) 459-7200

21457 Milwaukee Ave, Deerfield, IL 60015
2533 Oakton Street, Evanston, IL 60202 *Contractors Only
12660 Bittersweet Ave, Lake Bluff, IL 60064
27601 W Sullivan Lake Rd, Volo, IL 60041

  • NEW customers–head to the website for more info and discounts

SCARCE
Pumpkin Smash Founder!
Compost available annually the first Saturday in May at SCARCE’s Growin’ Green Garden Market
800 S. Rohlwing Rd (Route 53) Unit D
Addison, IL 60101
630-545-9710
info@scarce.org

Whole Earth Compost, LLC
*ICAW2025 Partner*
2000 E 122nd St, Chicago, IL 60633
(312) 288-9842
cpacheco@jlwtrucking.co

Silver Level IFSCC Members

Compost Supply
*Pumpkin Smash Partner*
2970 US-52, Sheridan, IL 60551
(630) 858-8070

Midwest Compost, LLC
*Pumpkin Smash Partner*
1320 Spaulding Rd, Elgin, IL 60120
(847) 931-2900
1195 W. Washington St., West Chicago, IL 60185
(630) 876 – 8900

St. Louis Composting
*Pumpkin Smash Partner*
Drop off a pumpkin at any of 9 retail locations and receive a $10 off coupon. Stop by the office FIRST to get your coupon BEFORE dropping pumpkins in the yellow bin or yard waste pile. Please read terms and conditions. October 1 to December 31, 2025 More HERE.

5841 Mine Haul Road, Belleville, IL 62223
(618) 233 – 2007
2466 Formosa Road, Troy, IL 62294
(618) 980- 0755
swilcox@stlcompost.com

    Organization Level IFSCC Members

    Garden Prairie Organics
    *Pumpkin Smash Partner*
    11887 US Route 20, Garden Prairie, IL 61038
    (815) 597-1318 


    Green Soils Management
    *Pumpkin Smash Partner*
    32W007 IL Rt 72, East Dundee, IL 60018
    (847) 636-7508
    kharwick@greensoilsmanagement.com

    • 15% discount for NEW Customers during the month of October. Please mention *Pumpkin Smash Partner* to receive discount.

    Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
    6001 W Pershing Rd, Cicero, IL 60804
    (708) 588-4068

    WM
    Willow Ranch
    1371 N. Joliet Rd., Romeoville, IL 60446
    (312) 802-4613

    USCC-STA

    The US Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Assurance Program (‘STA’) is a compost testing, labeling and information disclosure program to provide the information needed to get the maximum benefit from the use of compost. The program was created in 2000 and is the consensus of many of the leading compost research scientists in the United States.
    https://www.compostingcouncil.org/page/BuyCompost

    Find Illinois STA Certified compost

    OMRI

    Organics Material Review Institute (OMRI) supports organic integrity by developing clear information and guidance about materials, so that producers know which products are appropriate for USDA certified organic operations. OMRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides an independent review of products, such as fertilizers, pest controls, livestock health care products, and numerous other inputs that are intended for use in certified organic production and processing. When companies apply, OMRI reviews their products against the organic standards. Acceptable products appear on the OMRI Products List© or OMRI Canada Products List©. OMRI also provides technical support and training for professionals in the organic industry.
    https://www.omri.org/