Sunshine Compost received a $4.9 million grant from the USDA to expand its composting efforts.
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The Worlds Largest Composting Event
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Observing National Farm City Week Nov 22nd - 29th
Duval County Agricultural Council and Duval County Farm Bureau are hosting this luncheon, ...
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"Stop by and say hi at our booth."
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Sunshine Facility: 6478 Buffalo Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32208
"Come explore the WAY to Healthier Soil"
Join agriculture families for a hands-on tour of North FL's first commercial food compost facility w...
Sunshine Facility: 6478 Buffalo Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32208
Our mission is to collect food, agricultural, and forestry waste, process it into nutrient-rich organic compost and biochar, then return it to the soil. Where it re-enters the growth cycle at your local farm or in your backyard garden, making the environment and local communities healthier. We are OMRI Certified
We offer collection service for restaurants, food processors, food manufacturers and everything in between.
We collaborate with farms, ranches, and forest lands to offer organic waste management solutions, including soil application options.
We assist your town in creating sustainable green solutions as an alternative to landfills, offering a range of options from curbside collection to comprehensive public-private partnerships.
An American company based in Florida and expanding throughout the Southeast, Sunshine is committed to being a truly sustainable business that is both profitable and beneficial for people and the planet. Rooted in community, dependability, environmental and social responsibility, Sunshine aims not only to divert organic waste and transform it into valuable compost (Black Gold), but also to educate and foster a community that thrives for generations to come.
The United States faces a significant food waste problem, with organic and food waste filling up to 30% of the nation's landfills, contributing to the release of harmful methane gas. Sunshine helps businesses, municipalities, farmers, ranchers, and landowners effectively divert their organic waste in a climate-smart manner.
Sunshine collaborates with landscapers, farmers, and forest owners to reintroduce compost to working lands, ensuring its beneficial use. Additionally, Sunshine is dedicated to enhancing our community by donating compost to food deserts, churches, community parks, and gardens, which helps improve air quality by sequestering carbon when compost is applied to working lands.
Transforming waste into usable soil amendments brings economic benefits to landowners, including lower crop production costs, improved garden yield and quality, and societal advantages such as reduced landfill space, job creation, healthier food production, and a regenerative outlook.
The recipe that goes into our soil is important to us.
Our carbon-rich topsoil is naturally formed through the gradual decomposition of pine bark, mixed with sand and clay. To achieve optimal results, generously combine the topsoil with our compost.
Starting at $20/yard
Top-of-the-line, food-grade, high-nitrogen compost: ideal for gardens, flower beds, and promoting early-seasonal grass growth.
AVAILABLE NOW!
$40/yard carbon
Biochar, listed among the top solutions for climate change mitigation, plays a crucial role in carbon sequestration.
As a soil additive derived from the pyrolysis of biomass in the absence of oxygen, this carbon-rich product provides a natural shot in the arm to your soil, enabling healthy growth of plants anywhere you desire.
AVAILABLE NOW!
$25 for a 5-gallon bucket
Call for Bulk Orders
We offer premium screened pine bark and mulch for your convenience.
Our organic, chemical-free mulch comes in natural colors, including Yellow Pine, Brown, and Cyprus.
Starting at $30/yard
Contact us for more information regarding the services and products offered at each branch.
At our Jax location, we have a spacious truck scale to accommodate various delivery types.
Consider discussing with your current waste hauler the possibility of diverting waste from landfills and opting for composting instead.
We offer efficient delivery to your farm utilizing 100-yard walking floor trailers.
Call us for a quote.
Schedule a consultation to learn more about hiring the Sunshine team for on-site demonstrations of organic waste management techniques, including composting, biochar, and organic gardening.
Our classes are customized to meet the specific needs of your business, farm, forest land, or school.
Are you addressing hunger and promoting access to healthy food by initiating a community garden? Or is your school in need of soil?
Inquire about our Compost Donation Program for more information.
We accept a variety of items for composting, including fruits and vegetables, pasta, bread, cereals, baked goods, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags, eggshells, dairy products, and brewery hops.
We also accept tree and landscape waste, grass clippings, flowers, and plants for composting.
We accept a wide range of organic green matter and various types of unwanted forest and organic agricultural waste. This includes yard waste, tree waste, forage waste, crop residue, grass, straw, sawdust, leaf litter, husks, vegetative waste (such as sugar cane stalks), waste water, manure, and biosolids.
NOTE: some facilities are limited in types of food/agriculture waste taken.
We also accept forestry waste, which includes yard waste, wood, and woody biomass.
We accept paper plates, to-go containers, and cups without plastic liners, as long as they are labeled BPI Certified Compostable.
Please note that other compostable labels or certifications are essentially meaningless.
We also accept soiled napkins, paper towels, pizza boxes, paper egg cartons, and other paper packaging for composting.
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We love our customers and are genuinely excited to connect with you.
You are more than welcome to visit us during our regular business hours and experience our facility firsthand.
If you prefer, we can also arrange a personalized walk-through at a time that suits you best.
We look forward to showing you around!
6478 Buffalo Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32208, United States
Open today | 06:00 am – 04:00 pm |
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