Head to our Become a Member page and click "Choose your membership and sign up." That takes you to our booking page, where you pick the membership that fits your household, pay, and schedule your first pickup. The whole thing takes a few minutes.

Once you're signed up, we'll get you your kit: a countertop bin for daily scraps and a 5-gallon bin for the curb. Then you just book the Wednesdays you want and set your bin out.

Yes. We pick up on Wednesdays, and you book the Wednesdays that work for you through our booking page. A two-pickup membership means you book two Wednesdays each month; four means four. It's a little more hands-on than a fixed schedule, but it means you can work around travel, holidays, or a week when your bin isn't full.

No. Just set your bin at the curb by 8AM on your scheduled Wednesday and we'll take it from there.

Memberships run in six-month periods, and pickups are yours to use within that window. Any you haven't booked by the end of the period don't carry over — so it's worth putting your Wednesdays on the calendar early.

We can't pause or modify a membership mid-period, but the self-scheduling model has flexibility built in: you choose which Wednesdays to book, so if you're traveling or away for a stretch, just book your pickups around it within your six-month window.

Reach us at tahoecomposts@gmail.com or (530) 318-7541.