Before I Move What Should I Do with My Compost?

Generating fertilizer via your own food waste is not only a green option, but it is also a lot cheaper than buying actual soil. Whether you have a compost bin, pile, heap, tumbler, etc, you may be caught in a bit of pickle when you need to move. What are you to do with this food waste that is in your yard? This can be especially unattractive to buyers who do not know about composting!

First off, moving it with you is out of the question if you are moving a long-distance. Transporting insects and bacteria from one region to another can have disastrous effects on ecosystems. Your only options really is to get rid of it before you go. Here are some ways to get rid of your compost:

Bury it. 

If you have the space in your yard, considering burying the compost. Any fertilizer you have already created you can put in plant beds. The food waste can go in a 2+ foot hole to make sure the person moving in doesn't know about it. 

Contact a gardening club and/or organization.

Most communities have a group of individual interested in gardening. You can try contacting gardening clubs and/or organizations to see if anyone is interested in the compost to haul it off to use for their garden. 

Explain to the groups that you are moving, and that you don't want the compost to go to waste. Avid gardeners usually will not turn down a good, rich compost. Plus, people love to do others favors. 

Craigslist. 

This may seem an unorthodox approach, and I'm not honestly sure if it would work. Try posting an ad for your compost on Craigslist. Just put up the ad  that you are moving, and want to get the compost out of your yard. Then say something along the lines "if you want it come take it for free". If you are especially enterprising you could even try attaching a price tag to it to make a few extra dollars. 

Ask friends, family, acquaintances, etc. 

Not everyone will respond kindly to be offered food waste, but you may know someone who is interested. If you are nervous about bringing up the topic, just start small talk about gardening. Ask the person if they are interested in using compost, and maybe offer your compost if they want it.

Get a Junk Removal Team

If you have a bunch of other junk you need to get rid of in addition to the compost, you could consider hiring a junk removal team. These type of workers will remove anything you ask them to from your property.