Let Us Compost has been providing curbside composting services in Athens, Georgia since 2012. They collect food scraps and other compostable materials from residential and commercial customers, and partner with a local composting facility to process the materials. Let Us Compost generates revenue through subscription services, compost sales, and zero-waste event services. The business has grown steadily since starting and has goals to continue expanding its customer base and composting volumes over the next few years.

1. Let Us Compost -
the company
that used
climbing ropes
to say yes.
Made with love January 2018
by: Kristen Baskin

2. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Let Us Compost has been a curbside composting company in
Athens, Georgia since 2012! We offer residential and commercial
composting, Zero Waste event service and retail compost. In
partnership with EPD-certified Classic City Composting in Athens,
we compost BPI certified wares, meat, bones and of course fruit,
vegetables, coffee grounds and leftovers. All the good stuff! We
make money by a subscription composting service, zero waste
event service, and selling the finished compost in garden shops.

3. B U S I N E S S
O P P O R T U N I T Y

4. $75 BILLION
C O M P A N Y . C O M
I S T H E A P P R O X I M A T E A N N U A L R E V E N U E F R O M U S A ' S W A S T E
M A N A G E M E N T : T R A S H / R E C Y C L I N G / C O M P O S T I N G / C & D .
Let Us Compost's Service
Let Us Compost is in the waste
management industry. Dealing
with trash is clearly very important
to Americans or we wouldn't spend so
much on it! 55% of that revenue comes
from households. By a simple shift in
consumer choice, Let Us Compost has
gained access to this massive market.Facts from gridwaste.com

5. $390 MILLION
C O M P A N Y . C O M
I S T H E A P P R O X I M A T E A N N U A L R E V E N U E F R O M T H E
U . S . S P E C I A L T Y S O I L S M A R K E T . - B U S I N E S S W I R E . C O M 2 0 1 4
Let Us Compost's Product
Let Us Compost is also in the specialty
soils industry. We create an added-value
product with the food scraps that we
collect - bagged compost for garden
shops. With the increased awareness
about natural products & regenerative
economies, compost is deepening its
roots in this generous market space.
Facts from entrepreneurist.com

6. O P E R A T I O N

7. Athens, Georgia is a small, progressive city in the Southern USA with
a thriving small business community, creative food scene, cutting-
edge agricultural research, and home to the University of Georgia.
The typical LUC clients are female college graduates and families.
Population:120,938
University of Georgia Student:34,895
Median Age:26.2 years old
Gender:47.5% male / 52.5% female
High school graduates: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree:39.5%
Poverty (all ages:)36.7%
Median household income:$33,060
Unemployment:5.1%
WHERE WE ARE: ATHENS, GA

8. OUR REVENUE STREAM
Consulting Finished
Compost
Zero Waste
Events
Drop-Off
Composting
Curbside
Composting
Commercial
Composting

10. LUC STATS + SUCCESSES
200 residential
composters
$20/ton tipping
fee to compost
1,000,000 lbs
composted to date
40 businesses
that compost
250 miles traveled by
bike each week
Haulers make $15-$22/hr
Happy, healthy jobs

11. C O M P E T I T I O N
& M A R K E T

12. COMPOST COMPETITION
Government funded composting programs
Farmers who take food to feed animals
Food Banks that receive un-sellable food
Trash Haulers
Backyard Composters
Anaerobic Digesters (in-vessel machines
that flush compost down the drain)

13. BENEFITS OF WORKING
WITH SMALL HAULER?
1.)Bikes - quiet roads, zero emmissions, zero damage to
roads, expand bike infrastrucure
2.) When you contract with a hauler that uses bikes, it
reduces your carbon footprint even if we use a truck to
service you!
3.) Create local jobs - Let Us Compost has created 7 new
living wage jobs in Athens
4.) We share stories about you and appreciate you!
5.) Human power lets us adapt to your specific needs

14. W H Y A R E
Y O U H E R E
T O S T A Y ?

15. LUC ANNUAL REVENUE 2013 -2017
$78,535
$68,024
$98,500
2016
2014 20152013
2017
$3985 $34,010

16. GOVERNMENT
(top-down)
INDUSTRY
EXPERTS
(outside-in)
3-Way Partnership
COMPOST
CLIENTS

17. WE OBEY KEY
SUCCESS FACTORS
G r o w c u r b s i d e c l i e n t s
G r o w c o m m e r c i a l c l i e n t s
I n c r e a s e c a p a c i t y
S e l l w h o l e s a l e c o m p o s t
M o r e z e r o w a s t e e v e n t s
N e i g h b o r r e f e r r a l s
to learn more, visit letuscompost.com

18. Behavior Change
Tracked Monthly / Reported Quarterly
$ total revenue
$ total expenses
$ total overhead
$ total hauler income
# clients
# compost buyers
# lbs food scraps collected
# lbs compost made
# of promo events attended
# social media followers & press
# community composters USA
# of composting facilities USA
We track successes

19. 5 0 0 r e s i d e n t i a l c l i e n t s
1 0 0 c o m m e r c i a l c l i e n t s
3 0 0 , 0 0 0 l b s c o m p o s t e d
1 8 0 , 0 0 0 l b s c o m p o s t m a d e
2 0 1 8 G O A L S
7 5 0 r e s i d e n t i a l c l i e n t s
1 5 0 c o m m e r c i a l c l i e n t s
4 8 0 , 0 0 0 l b s c o m p o s t e d
2 8 8 , 0 0 0 l b s c o m p o s t m a d e
2 0 1 9 G O A L S
2 5 0 0 r e s i d e n t i a l c l i e n t s
5 0 0 c o m m e r c i a l c l i e n t s
1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 l b s c o m p o s t e d
9 0 0 , 0 0 0 l b s c o m p o s t m a d e
2 0 2 0 G O A L S
3-YEAR PLAN!

20. What we need:
1. Roadmap for how can composters affect
policy change
2. Sticker for businesses that says they
compost - with a certifying body
3. Database of composting facilities and
haulers that accept BPI certified wares
4. Training program + packets for food
service companies that compost - that
haulers could pay for and use

21. Let's connect!
Kristen Baskin, CEO
Let Us Compost
letuscompost.com
letuscompost@gmail.com
(404) 805-0113