SAVE THE DATE! Free Mulch and Compost Giveaway Saturday May 3, 2025

Free 'dig-your-own' mulch is available at 3 locations this year:

The Cherry Creek Transfer Station (7301 E Jewell Ave- enter on E. Jewell Ave)

Dig-your-own mulch ONLY

Havana Nursery (10450 Smith Rd.)

Free mulch loader service for trucks and small, one axle trailers.
Dig-your-own mulch

Denver Central Platte Campus (Enter from 2000 W. 3rd Ave.)

Dig-your-own mulch
Compost Giveaway (information and registration coming soon)

Yes, the Havana Nursery location has both loader-service and dig-your-own mulch. If you are choosing to use both, please get in line for loader service, exit onto Havana, and then rejoin the main line on Smith Road for the dig-your-own pile.

Compost Giveaway information and registrations can be found here.

YES! Communal tools will not be provided. Please bring your own shovel, rake or/or other equipment for loading mulch into your vehicle.

Yes. You can find Dig Your Own Mulch and Compost at the Central Platte Campus Location.   Residents must have a shovel.  Additionally, residents will need a 5 gallon bucket for the free Compost Sale. Communal tools will not be provided.

Compost Giveaway information and registrations can be found here.

This event is only for Denver residents.

Commercial vehicles are not allowed at this event.

The Mulch Giveaway will not be occurring at these locations as they were in previous years.

This event is only Dig-Your-Own. Bagged compost is always available at most garden and hardware stores.

WM sells its bulk compost at the Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site (DADS) Landfill facility. Bagged compost is also available at most garden and hardware stores.

Yes! Solid Waste Management collects your food scraps & yard waste and take it to our compost partner, WM. They use a windrow composting method to create a wonderfully nutrient rich soil amendment. It is great for Spring gardens!

Compost is heavy! One full 5 gallon bucket can weigh up to 55 pounds.

There are various ways to use your finished compost. You can sprinkle compost on top or mix it into your flower and vegetable beds, gently rake compost into tree beds, blend it with potting soil to revitalize indoor plants, or spread it on top of the soil on your lawn as a soil amendment.

This event is for Denver residents only. We recommend reaching out to your local municipality to inquire about similar initiatives in your area. Bagged and bulk compost can be purchased throughout the Front Range, including at most garden and hardware stores.