Torus is a student-led New Jersey nonprofit that has served 1,000+ households and local businesses and diverted over 300,000+ pounds of food waste. This page is your starting point. Follow the links below to whatever you are looking for.
Explore Torus
- What is Torus? The full explainer: who we are, how the program works, and our impact.
- Sign up Join in about a minute and get a bucket delivered to your door.
- Where we serve See the map of towns we cover and check your area.
- The problem Why food waste and landfill methane matter, and how composting helps.
- Composting methods A guide to every way to compost, from backyard to bokashi.
- Blog Practical guides on composting and cutting food waste.
- Our story Meet the student founders and see how far Torus has come.
- Donate Tax-deductible gifts are what keep pickups free.
The short version
We make composting free and easy across New Jersey. You collect food scraps in a Torus bucket, we pick them up curbside every other week, and they become renewable energy and healthy soil instead of landfill methane. Get started here.