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\nMedia Advisory: New Compost Hub in San Jos\u00e9 Will Provide Residents with Free Compost, Mulch for Home Gardening and Landscaping | News | City of San Jos\u00e9
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Media Advisory: New Compost Hub in San Jos\u00e9 Will Provide Residents with Free Compost, Mulch for Home Gardening and LandscapingPost Date:07\/30\/2026 9:00 AM
\n Media Contact
Carlos Velazquez, Public Information Manager, Environmental Services Department
408-535-8168; carlos.velazquez@sanjoseca.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Advisory
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\u00a0What:
\n The City of San Jos\u00e9\u2019s Environmental Services Department is partnering with Veggielution to celebrate the opening of the City\u2019s first self-serve compost hub, a new monthly compost and mulch giveaway for San Jos\u00e9 residents.
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\u00a0When:
\n Saturday, August 1, 2026\u00a0
9:00 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. Compost and mulch giveaway\u00a0
10:00 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. Gardening Resource Fair\u00a0
10:45 \u2013 11 a.m. Remarks by Mayor Matt Mahan and guests\u00a0
11 \u2013 11:15 a.m. Photo opportunity with Mayor Mahan and Councilmember Peter Ortiz<\/p>\n

\u00a0Where:
\n Emma Prusch Farm Park\u00a0
647 S. King Road San Jos\u00e9\u00a0<\/p>\n

For free compost and mulch giveaway enter the park at 1044 Knox Ave. San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Remarks will take place at the Veggielution Pavilion and will coincide with Veggielution\u2019s First Saturday community event at the same location and a gardening resource fair organized by the City\u2019s Environmental Services Department.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Who:<\/p>\n

Mayor Matt Mahan
\n Councilmember Peter Ortiz, District 5
\n Judy Erlandson, Deputy Director, Integrated Waste Management, Environmental Services Department<\/p>\n

\u00a0Background:<\/p>\n

Residential yard trimmings and food scraps collected by the City\u2019s contracted hauler, GreenWaste Recovery, are processed into high-quality compost and mulch. Residents can pick up these materials at no cost at our brand-new self-service compost hub. Compost can be used for home gardening and landscaping projects.<\/p>\n

The compost hub will be available to residents most first Saturdays from 9 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. at Emma Prusch Farm Park. Visit SJEnvironment.org\/Compost<\/a> to confirm dates and check for additional sites as we work to establish more hubs around San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Our inaugural compost pick-up date coincides with Veggielution\u2019s first Saturday Community Event<\/a> at the farm, where the City will also be hosting a Gardening Resource Fair, with free California native plant seeds and valuable information on gardening and water efficiency. Participating organizations include: Valley Water, Loaves and Fishes, UCCE\/Master Gardeners, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space, Pollinator Partnership, Our City Forest, and the California Native Plant Society Santa Clara Valley Chapter.<\/p>\n

Guidelines for compost\/mulch giveaway include:\n <\/p>\n

City of San Jos\u00e9 residents ONLY.
\n This service is only for residents \u2014 no commercial use is allowed.
\n Bring your own containers, gloves, and shovels.
\n The self-serve compost hub is open on a first-come, first-serve basis. Material are provided \u201cas is\u201d and with all faults.<\/p>\n

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