Block Bins

Great conversation with MAREDI Design about composting and how we are building programs for all Chicagoans to live more sustainably!

Food Scraps that Fuel Community Episode 22 Out Now

Starting on October 17, 2025, Block Bins is officially a qualified Food Scraps Franchise Service Provider approved by the City of Evanston. We are excited to provide high-quality curbside compost collection services to Evanston residents and businesses!

Visit Blockbins.com/map to request your bin in City of Evanston Illinois Government

You asked, we listened.
This Earth Day, we’re excited to host our first-ever BYOB (Bring Your Own Bucket) Compost Giveback—a free event to share finished compost with the people who made it possible: our community. 🌱

WHEN: Friday, April 26 | 9 AM – 3 PM
WHERE: Commercial Club Park
1845 W Rice St, Chicago, IL 60622
WHAT TO BRING: Any container to scoop and take home compost. 🪣

This is something we’ve been looking forward to doing for a long time. As a thank-you for being part of this community—from sorting your scraps to showing up week after week—we’re giving back some of the finished compost you helped create.

It’s free, it’s for you, and it’s a reflection of what we care about most: keeping food out of landfills, building a more sustainable city, and strengthening the community that makes all of it possible.

Subscribers, neighbors, friends—you’re all welcome. We’d love to see you there. 💚