Lower Merion Township has launched its new pilot curbside compost program.

The free one-year initiative is designed to make composting as easy as taking out the trash.

During the first week of November, the first 50 registered households received dedicated compost containers from the township’s contracted composting partners, Mother Compost and Bennett Compost.

Participants will be able to place the containers filled with food scraps and other household organic waste at the curb for weekly pickup along with their trash and recycling.

Collected material will be transported to a commercial composting facility, where it will be transformed into a nutrient-rich soil amendment that supports soil health and reduces waste.

Township officials said diverting waste to compost also helps improve

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