Awards & Recognition

Awards 2022
  • 2022 Business Excellence Award - Emerging Business of the Year, Kamloops Chamber of Commerce
  • 2022 Business Impact Award - Small Business BC (2nd Place)
  • Claire - named on 2022 Globe and Mails 50 'Changemakers' List
  • Katie - named 2022 Environmental Leader of the Year - Kamloops Community Leader Awards
  • Best of Kamloops Awards: Best Home Service
  • Best of Kamloops Awards: Local Subscription Box
  • Best of Kamloops Awards: Entrepreneur Under 40
  • Best of Kamloops Awards: Zero Waste Store
Awards 2021
  • Katie & Claire - named on 2021 BC Business 30 under 30 list
  • Best of Kamloops Awards: Best Home Service
  • Best of Kamloops Awards: Local Subscription Box

Friendly In The News

Friendly Composting coming to Sun Peaks

Composting options will be available this spring, but the organization is still sorting out details

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Friendly Composting offers new way to compost in Kamloops

With more cooking going on at home, a pair of Kamloops entrepreneurs have created a composting business to help keep kitchen scraps out of the landfill.

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Local Business makes composting easy

Roommates turned business partners, Katie Forsyth and Clair McLoughlin, kickstarted Friendly Composting, Kamloop’s first-ever compost pickup program, to keep food scraps out of landfills during a big boom in at-home food prep due to COVID-19 this spring

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Acceptable Items

Acceptable Compostable Items ListDownload Acceptable Items PDF
Faq

Frequently Asked Questions

I don't see my community listed. What are my options?

We would LOVE to get more communities composting. Contacts to work on a composting solution together.

What day is my pick up day?

Tuesday
Dufferin
Pineview
Aberdeen
Sahali
Downtown
Knutsford

Wednesday
North Shore
Brock
Westsyde
Sun Rivers
Rayleigh
SunPeaksHeffley CreekWhitecroftThursdayValleyviewRose HillDallasCampbell CreekTobiano

What size are the bins?

Our residential bins are 11L! We offer additional bins for $10/month.

What communities do we service?

ink to service areas or just show service areas here

How will this change my household garbage?

You will have considerably less garbage (up to 60%) AND your garbage will be less smelly! When you find you're not filling your garbage can as much as your used to downgrade the size of your bin to save some $ *link to resource page to downgrade bin*

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