Colonie Compost Project

Colonie Compost Drop Off Site

We are about to launch the first year-round, 24/7 

Town of Colonie Food Scraps Drop Spot 

at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 

510 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville, NY 12211

right near The Crossings

(Participation is limited.)

 Let's feed the earth, not the landfill!  Participating residents will collect their food scraps at home and bring them weekly to the bins outside the church.  Once a week the bins with the food scraps will be transported to Vermiluv where the worms will turn them into prized, rich fertilizer for growing gardens and increasing the nutrient content of our food.

If you live in/near the Town of Colonie and want to participate, sign up HERE for one of the trainings listed below.  More to be scheduled.

In person: Monday March 16   5-6 pm at Good Shepherd Church

Virtual:  Wednesday, April 29 at 7 pm via Zoom

Or contact: info@zerowastecd.org

The Colonie Compost Drop Spot is the result of a collaboration across many organizations:  The Albany County Legislature, the Town of Colonie Planning Department and Conservation Advisory Council, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church-Loudonville, Vermiluv and Zero Waste Capital District.  We are grateful for all the support we have received! 

We hope you can attend the launch of the site on Sat 4/18 at 11 am.  Bring your containers of saved-up food scraps for the first official drop off!  This will be followed by our ReUse-A-Palooza fundraising event for Zero Waste Capital District and the future Capital District Community ReUse Center.

Colonie Compost Drop Off Site Launch Program

Saturday, April 18, 2026 

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 

510 Albany Shaker Rd., Loudonville, NY 12211

11am-12pm: Colonie Compost Program Dedication

12-3pm: Reuse-A-Palooza!

* Plant and Compost Sale by Sunray Sustainability ~ A portion of proceeds donated to ZWCD/CDRU!

* Vegan Chili Cookoff! ~ Your ticket gets you three votes! $20 adults; $10 students; kids 12 and under free

CHEFS WANTED!! Email cdreuse@zerowastecd.org to compete!

* Composting Demo!

* Cake Auction!

* Book and Jewelry Swap! ~ Bring up to 5 books and any amount of jewelry. From 12pm-2:15pm, take up to three books and up to 8 jewelry items. After 2:15pm everything is up for grabs!

We are looking for volunteers for this fun event! Want to sign up? Here's our volunteer signup sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C8vmCS_7K99FgwLTFL8PuQIHnD7fHiuAZBahmT_b5u0/edit?usp=sharing