Got food scraps? Get Pickled to pick them up.

Pickled Compost is piloting a weekly food scrap collection service for households and businesses in Greytown.

Using a Bokashi fermentation system, we can safely divert all food scraps — including meat, bones, seafood and dairy — from landfill and return their nutrients to local soils.

Sign up before Monday 28 September and get your first 2 weeks FREE! 🎉

📅 First collection: Tuesday 6 October 2026
💳 First payment: Monday 19 October 2026
📍 Greytown
🌱 Limited pilot places available

🪣 10L Food Scrap Collection

$5/week

• 1x 10L bucket
• Ideal for smaller households (1–3 people) and small offices.

🪣 20L Food Scrap Collection

 $8.50/week

• 1x 20L bucket
• Ideal for larger households (4+ people), cafés and small commercial kitchens

What can go in the bucket?

All food scraps — yes, even the tricky stuff!

• Meat and bones
• Dairy products
• Raw and cooked food
• Baked goods
• Seafood and shells
• Fruit and vegetable scraps

🔁 How it works

1. Fill your bucket
Place your food scraps into your Pickled Compost bucket, provided one week before your collection service starts.

2. We pick it up
We collect your bucket every Tuesday and replace it with a clean one.

3. We do the pickling
Your food scraps are fermented using our Bokashi system.

4. Back to the soil
The food scraps are processed on a local farm in the region and turned into living compost

Why limited to Greytown?

We’re currently operating at a small, local scale so we can build reliable collection routes and ensure all food scraps are properly processed into high-quality compost.

Why get Pickled?

Because food scraps don't belong in the rubbish.

Your scraps contain valuable nutrients that can go back into our local soils instead of being buried in landfill.

Don't have the time, space or inclination to compost? Let Pickled take it off your hands.

We’ll collect your food scraps every week and take care of the rest — so you can feel good about where your scraps end up, without having to manage the composting yourself.

Can I skip a week?

Absolutely. If you're going away or don't need a collection, you can skip a week and resume your regular collection the following week.

Just make sure you skip your collection before collection day, so our collectors don't make an unnecessary trip to your property or business.

📍 Will this be available outside of Greytown?

Not quite yet!

We’re currently only offering residential and business collection in Greytown, but we’re building towards a wider rollout across the Wairarapa.

Want Pickled in your area? Register your interest and we’ll let you know when we’re ready to expand.