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The 10 Best U.S. Cities for Composting Entering 2025The 10 Best U.S. Cities for Composting Entering 2025
Composting is rising in popularity in households all across the United States as nearly half of all Americans in a recent national survey report that they compost kitchen scraps and yard waste. As some states, such as California, are looking at 2025 zero-waste targets, LawnStarter performed a deep dive survey to rank 2025’s best cities for composting.
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Composting is rising in popularity in households all across the United States as nearly half of all Americans in a recent national survey report that they compost kitchen scraps and yard waste. As some states, such as California, are looking at 2025 zero-waste targets, LawnStarter performed a deep dive survey to rank 2025’s best cities for composting.
LawnStarter surveyed over 2,100 U.S. residents on their composting habits and opinions, comparing the country’s 500 biggest cities based on five categories: infrastructure & accessibility, waste initiatives & policies, local interest, climate, and residential space. Additionally, LawnStarter included access to municipal and private composting programs, zero-waste initiatives, yard size, and local interest in composting in their survey. From here, LawnStarter was able to compile a list of the best and a list of the worst cities in the United States for composting and some other eye-opening information on the current state of composting.
Looking at the positive side of the results and the best cities for composting, here are some key findings from LawnStarter:
Respondents ages 18 to 24 are four times more likely to compost at a community garden or compost site than people aged 65 or older.
Respondents making more than $100,000 answered they compost on a daily basis.
Those without a diploma or GED are nearly three times more likely to compost through a work program than those with a degree.
The survey’s results show that 94.69 percent of respondents answered that they compost at least daily (41.07 percent) or weekly (47.62 percent). Food scraps and yard waste make up most of the items being composted by respondents at 67.76 percent and 25.50 percent respectively.
Click through the slide show to see which cities make up the 10 best cities for composting, concluded from LawnStarter’s survey.
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