How to compost in
Cusco
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- Public organic waste bins throughout town
- Private pickup options also available
Municipalidad del Cusco has no residential food scrap pick-up service as part of its regular waste collection services.
Some public areas of Cusco have a dedicated organics waste bin. See Mercado San Blas and some of the plazas within Centro Histórico. Unfortunately these bins are often contaminated with other rubbish.
![A photograph of three metal bins.](https://res.cloudinary.com/brownpages/image/upload/q_auto,f_auto,w_680/cusco/san-blas-market.jpg)
That said, Municipalidad del Cusco is making strides with its Qosqo Recicla programme. Pop-up information sessions are often provided in local plazas, such as Plaza San Francisco.
Private options
Qosqomposta offers a residential and business organic waste collection service. You can often find their bins in the foyers of apartment complexes within Centro Histórico.
![A photograph of a Qosqomposta-branded bucket.](https://res.cloudinary.com/brownpages/image/upload/q_auto,f_auto,w_680/cusco/qosqomposta-bucket.jpg)
![A photograph of a woman hauling buckets of compost with a bicycle in Cusco’s Plaza de Armas.](https://res.cloudinary.com/brownpages/image/upload/q_auto,f_auto,w_680/cusco/planes-familiares.webp)