Long Beach Community Compost

Long Beach Community Compost LBCC boosts community health by upcycling food waste into local soil and promoting human connection.

Find our zine at the . Introducing our "How to Build a 3-Bin Compost System" in pocket edition size! 📍 Recreational Coff...
05/31/2026

Find our zine at the . Introducing our "How to Build a 3-Bin Compost System" in pocket edition size!

📍 Recreational Coffee
237 Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach, CA

🅿️ FREE 2-hour parking in the City Place Parking structure between The Promenade & Pine Ave (3rd &4th St).
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Slide 1: Image description: Flyer with green background pink and white text. Illustration of "Inky", a light green character with googly like eyes. Text reads: Find my zines at Biggest Little Zine Fair. May 31st, 11 am - 3 pm. Recreational Coffee 237 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA. Biggestlittlezinefair.com

Slide 2: Image description: Photo of a stack of our new pocket edition of "How to Build a 3-Bin Compost System". Orange and white cover square zines with pink colored metal mini clamps.

Visit our table for compost, zines, and seeds. You might even see some critters crawling around in the compost. 🔍📸Are yo...
04/24/2026

Visit our table for compost, zines, and seeds. You might even see some critters crawling around in the compost. 🔍📸

Are you up for the challenge? Celebrate the 10th Annual by joining us at Willow Springs Park (2745 Orange Ave) on April 26th from 9am to 12pm. Here, you can participate in an international effort to document nature in cities from April 25 through 28! Learn how your observations during the four-day global bioblitz help us further understand biodiversity and coexisting with nature. Participation is easy: Find wildlife. Take a picture. Share.

Please register or learn more at lbcity.info/cnc

Free kitchen pails for Long Beach residents! Saturday, March 28 11am-2pm at Silverado Park. Look for us off Santa Fe Ave...
03/25/2026

Free kitchen pails for Long Beach residents! Saturday, March 28 11am-2pm at Silverado Park. Look for us off Santa Fe Ave.

🪣1 kitchen pail per household.
📋Providing your zip code is required.
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Image description: White flyer with green border. Illustrations of an apple core, watermelon rind, pink park sign, and a photo of an off-white countertop kitchen pail with a light green lid and handle. Long Beach Recycles chasing arrows logo in white on bottom right corner. Text reads: Free! Kitchen Pail Distribution. Saturday, March 27 11am -2pm. Silverado Park (Santa Fe Ave & W.31st St) Collect your food scraps and then toss into your green cart. No cost kitchen pails provided by the City of Long Beach.

☀️ Hello Teens! Join us this week for a composting workshop at the Dana Neighborhood Library community room. Thursday, M...
03/25/2026

☀️ Hello Teens! Join us this week for a composting workshop at the Dana Neighborhood Library community room. Thursday, March 26 @ 2:30pm. Come meet our compost crew and talk all things compost. You'll be able to take home some compost to add to your own plants or garden
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Image description: Illustration of 3 teens gathered around a bin with falling food scraps. Words in two speech bubbles say "Watch nature do its magic" and "Turn waste into garden gold". Long Beach Recyles purple and blue chasing arrows logo on top. Long Beach Public Library logo in lower right corner. Yellow block letters on top of green spattered background that merges into leaves. Text reads: LB Workshop Composting for Teens. Thursday, March 26 2:30pm. Dana Branch Community Room. No RSVP required. Provided by: Long Beach Recycles. Dana Neighborhood Library 3680 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807. 562.570.1042. This information is available in an alternative format by request to library staff at (562) 570-1042

✨ We're bringing the goods to this event! That nutrient rich soil amendment called C O M P O S T. 🦋 On Saturday, March 1...
03/10/2026

✨ We're bringing the goods to this event! That nutrient rich soil amendment called C O M P O S T.

🦋 On Saturday, March 14th, join us at Willow Springs Park from 9am - 12pm for Monarch Day of Action! Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about native pollinators like the Monarch Butterflies, plant Narrowleaf Milkweed, interact with local organizations, and participate in eco-crafts.

🔗 Registration link in our bio.

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Image description: California poppies, monarch butterflies and a bumble bee along a light green border. White text header and Black text on subheading. Long Beach Office of Climate Action and Sustainability logo on bottom center. Text reads: Monarch Day of Action. Learn about Monarch butterflies while restoring their habitat! Plant native flora like California Sagebrush, Buckwheat, and Narrow leaf Milkweed to help us create a natural ecosystem for these butterflies. Saturday, March 14th. 9:00 am - noon. Willow Springs Park. RSVP: lbcity info/monarch.

🎨 Let's paint our shed! 🫟 Please RSVP to choose a painting time slot. 🔗 Link in our bio.Sunday, February 2210 am - 2 pm2...
02/17/2026

🎨 Let's paint our shed! 🫟 Please RSVP to choose a painting time slot. 🔗 Link in our bio.

Sunday, February 22
10 am - 2 pm
2714 California Ave

Slide 1: Image description: Yellow background with photo of LB Community Compost's shed with door open display of Progress Pride Flag. Photo is outlined in a red, orange, and yellow border. Black line illustrations of stars, ant, worm, grub and a roachhopper. Port of Long Beach logo and LB Community Compost yellow squared logo in lower right corner. Text description: Long Beach Community Compost. Paint at the Piles. Help us create a community mural! Learn about compost and climate resilience. Sunday, February 22. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. 2714 California Ave. Long Beach.

Slide 2: Image description: Black text on yellow background. Illustration of 3 ants in the lower right corner. Text reads: Parking. Carpooling is encouraged.
Parking lot space is very limited. We would like to prioritize parking spots for those who are only dropping off scraps, those with limited mobility, and Farm Stand customers.
Street parking is available on E. 27th St. on the other side of California Ave.
Willow Springs Park parking lot is available off Orange Ave. Walk the trail that runs along the cemetery to get to the event.

Slide 3: Long Beach Community Compost
Pintura en los montones
Regístrate aquí
¡Ayúdanos a crear un mural comunitario! Aprenda sobre el compost y la resiliencia climática.
Domingo 22 de febrero
10:00 Α. Μ. - 2:00P.M.
2714 California Ave, Long Beach

Slide 4: Estacionamiento
Se recomienda compartir el vehículo. El estacionamiento es muy limitado. Priorizamos los lugares de estacionamiento para quienes solo traen sobras y personas con movilidad reducia.
Hay estacionamiento en la calle E. 27th St., al otro lado de California Ave.
El estacionamiento del Parque Willow Springs está disponible cerca de Orange Ave. Puede caminar por el sendero que bordea el cementerio.

Join us this Friday, January 16th 2-3pm for our Compost 101 workshop. This workshop will be presented in English & Khmer...
01/14/2026

Join us this Friday, January 16th 2-3pm for our Compost 101 workshop. This workshop will be presented in English & Khmer. Learn the basics of composting and how to do it on your own!
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Slide 1 image description: Neon green-yellowish text on green background on top of a photo of food scraps. Long Beach Recycles logo in white and Long Beach Community Compost square yellow logo at bottom right. Text reads: Compost 101. Presented in English & Khmer. Learn the basics of composting and how to do it on your own. Friday, January 16 | 2-3pm 2714 California Ave.
Slide 2 image description: Same as slide one with text in Khmer.

Free kitchen pails for Long Beach residents! Saturday, January 24th 11am-2pm at Mark Twain Neighborhood Library. 🪣 1 kit...
01/13/2026

Free kitchen pails for Long Beach residents! Saturday, January 24th 11am-2pm at Mark Twain Neighborhood Library.

🪣 1 kitchen pail per household.
📝 Providing your zip code is required.

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Image description: White flyer with green border. Illustrations of an apple core, watermelon rind, 3 books stacked, and a photo of an off-white countertop kitchen pail with a light green lid and handle. Long Beach Recycles chasing arrows logo in white on bottom right corner. Text reads: Free! Kitchen Pail Distribution. Saturday, January 24 11am -2pm. Mark Twain Library 1401 E. Anaheim St. Collect your food scraps and then toss into your green cart. No cost kitchen pails provided by the City of Long Beach.

Did you know we have a garden?Today volunteers and visitors went home with some beautiful swiss chard grown in community...
01/12/2026

Did you know we have a garden?
Today volunteers and visitors went home with some beautiful swiss chard grown in community compost.

Wow! We did so many things! Special thanks to all our beautiful volunteers and supporters. Without your help, we wouldn'...
01/02/2026

Wow! We did so many things! Special thanks to all our beautiful volunteers and supporters. Without your help, we wouldn't exist. Thank you for letting us share space with you at Willow Springs Park and helping set-up our booth every Friday. Much love! Here's to another year of building soil and community with you all.

2025 Things:
- Collected over 30 tons of food scraps.
- Over 9.5 tons of compost distributed.
- Created over 15 tons of finished compost.
- We helped the City of Long Beach distribute 886 no-cost kitchen pails to residents.
- We participated in 11 city-wide events.
- We had 105 collection days.
- We hosted 3 field trips for Girl Scouts, Radical Monarchs, and CRAs (Compost and Recycling Ambassadors).
- We hosted 4 special events. MLK Day of Service in collaboration with , Garden-to-Table reception with , Plant Sharing event with and our Fall Into Fun at the Piles event.
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Image description: Orange background with illustration of person dumping food scraps from a bucket into a square compost bin. Long Beach Community Compost yellow square logo in lower right bottom. Text in random off-white oblong bubbles. Text reads: Long Beach Community Compost's 2025 Things. Collected over 30 tons of food scraps. Over 9.5 tons of compost distributed. Created over 15 tons of compost. We helped the city hand out 886 kitchen pails. Participated in 11 city-wide events. 105 collection days. 3 field trip visits. Hosted 4 special events.

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2714 California Avenue
Long Beach, CA
90755

Opening Hours

Friday 8am - 9:30am
Sunday 10am - 11:30am

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