Compost bin and mulch programs

The largest programs

• OpenCalifornia

  Montecito Water District Mulch Rebate

  Montecito Water District (administered by CalWEP)

  up to $500 per property per year

  Up to $500 per household

• OpenIowa

  Ames SmartWatersheds Lawn Soil Quality Restoration Rebate

  City of Ames Public Works - SmartWatersheds

  Up to $400 materials cost share (single-family); up to $1,200 for properties over 20,000 sq ft

  Up to $400 per household

• OpenTexas

  Round Rock Healthy Lawn and Soil Test Rebates

  City of Round Rock Water Conservation

  Healthy Lawn flat $150 per single-family yard; soil test 50% of cost up to $200

  Up to $200 per household

• OpenTexas

  San Marcos Soil Saver Rebate

  City of San Marcos

  Single-family: 50% of cost up to $50 for core aeration, up to $75 for compost, up to $75 for mulch

  Up to $200 per household

• OpenTexas

  NBU Healthy Soil Rebate (mulch, compost, aeration)

  New Braunfels Utilities (NBU)

  $0.50 per cubic foot of compost or mulch installed, or $30 flat for core aeration of the front and/or back lawn; maximum $130

  Up to $130 per household

• OpenCalifornia

  Rancho Water Mulch Makeover Program

  Rancho California Water District (Rancho Water)

  50% off mulch purchases, up to $125 per voucher

  Up to $125 per household

• OpenTexas

  Austin Water Landscape Survival Tools Rebate

  Austin Water

  Up to $120

  Up to $120 per household

• OpenIowa

  Ames SmartWatersheds Composter Rebate

  City of Ames Public Works - SmartWatersheds

  Cost of bin up to $100

  Up to $100 per household