Long Island Compost

What Long Island Compost does

Long Island Compost is a family-owned organic compost and soil manufacturer headquartered in Westbury, New York, with its main manufacturing facility in Yaphank, NY. Founded in the early 1990s by Charles Vigliotti and his brothers following their carting business (Vigliotti Bros. Carting Corporation, est. 1976), the company operates the busiest yard waste transfer station on Long Island, processing hundreds of thousands of tons of leaves, grass clippings, and landscape debris annually from more than 2,000 landscaping customers across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Inbound organic feedstock is transformed through engineered manufacturing into over 5 million bags of certified compost, mulch, topsoil, and specialty soil products annually under multiple brands including LIC, Hamptons Estate, and Great Gardens.

The company's product portfolio spans core soil and mulch SKUs (Organic Compost, Natural Mulch, Dyed Mulch, Topsoil, Enriched Topsoil, Black Gold) and specialty engineered products for horticultural, municipal, and stormwater management applications (Horticultural Mixes, Parks Department Mixes, Bio-Retention, Hydro Planting services). Products carry OMRI Listed and Mulch and Soil Council certifications, and the company supplies material to retail channels via an exclusive Long Island partnership with Scotts Miracle-Gro, which handles distribution and marketing to garden centers throughout the Northeast. Additional distribution runs through wholesale distributors and hundreds of local garden and home centers.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining yard waste processing/transfer fees from landscaping customers, wholesale and retail product sales of bagged soils, and the Scotts partnership supply relationship. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company remains under family control with no institutional capital, no funding rounds disclosed, and leadership held by Charles Vigliotti (Founder & CEO), Gia Vigliotti-Barone (President), and Charles Barone (COO). Operations are regional, focused on Long Island with extended reach through the Scotts distribution network.

Name

Long Island Compost

Legal name

Long Island Compost

Website

https://licompost.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Long Island Compost is a family-owned organic compost and soil manufacturer in Yaphank and Westbury, NY, processing hundreds of thousands of tons of yard waste annually from 2,000+ landscapers into 5 million+ bags of OMRI-certified soil and mulch distributed via Scotts Miracle-Gro and regional retail channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Soil and Compost Manufacturing

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315), Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Composting Facility Operations (Windrow, ASP, In-Vessel) (BPALAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compost Product Distribution, Retail & Landscape Supply (Bulk/Bagged) (BPALAEAI), Yard Waste, Land Clearing & Green Waste Processing (Mulch/Compost Feedstock) (BPALAEAG), Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF)

Keywords

• Organic compost manufacturing
• Soil and mulch products
• Yard waste recycling
• Engineered soil blends
• Horticultural soil mixes

Headquarters

HQ city

Yaphank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Yard Waste Processing Services: Long Island Compost accepts organic materials from over 2,000 landscaping customers in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, processing them at their yard waste transfer stations and manufacturing facilities.
2. Soil and Compost Product Sales: Manufactures over 5 million bags of soil products annually sold through wholesale distributors and retail garden centers, including branded lines such as LIC brand, Hamptons Estate, and Great Gardens.
3. Scotts Miracle-Gro Partnership: Exclusive supplier of soils and mulches for Scotts bags sold on Long Island, providing materials and real estate while Scotts handles distribution and marketing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Long Island Compost manufactures organic compost, mulch, topsoil, and engineered soil products by recycling leaves, grass clippings, and landscape debris collected from landscaping companies across Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The company processes hundreds of thousands of tons of yard waste annually at its Westbury transfer station and Yaphank manufacturing facility, producing more than 5 million bags of bagged soil and related products for sale through wholesale distributors, retail garden centers, and as the exclusive supplier of soils and mulches in every Scotts Miracle-Gro bag sold on Long Island.

Product overview

Long Island Compost operates as a manufacturer of organic compost and soil products, producing over 5 million bags annually from recycled yard waste materials. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of core soil products including Organic Compost, Natural Mulch, Dyed Mulch, Topsoil, Enriched Topsoil, and Black Gold, alongside specialty products such as Horticultural Mixes, Parks Department Mixes, and Bio-Retention products. Service offerings include Seed and Sod, Pits and Beds, and Hydro Planting services. The company distributes through multiple branded product lines including the LIC brand, Hamptons Estate (premium), and Great Gardens (consumer), with products sold at hundreds of local garden and home centers throughout the Northeast, including exclusive supply to Scotts Miracle-Gro retail bags on Long Island.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LIC: Brand of soil products manufactured by Long Island Compost, available at local retail outlets and wholesale distributors.
• Hamptons Estate
• Great Gardens

Products and services

• Organic Compost Certified organic compost made from recycled yard waste including leaves and grass clippings, suitable for gardens and landscaping applications. Sold to landscaping companies, wholesale distributors, garden centers, and as part of Scotts Miracle-Gro retail bags.
• Natural Mulch Organic mulch products derived from processed landscape debris, designed for soil moisture retention and weed suppression. Sold through retail garden centers, wholesale distributors, and the Scotts Miracle-Gro partnership.
• Dyed Mulch Color-enhanced mulch products for aesthetic landscaping applications, distributed through retail garden centers and wholesale channels.
• Topsoil Premium soil products manufactured from processed organic materials for gardening and landscaping use. Sold through retail garden centers, wholesale distributors, and landscaping companies.
• Enriched Topsoil Engineered soil blend with enhanced nutrient content for professional landscaping and horticultural applications. Targeted at frontline landscaping and horticultural projects.
• Black Gold Premium soil amendment product marketed as a high-quality organic soil enhancer for premium gardening applications.
• Horticultural Mixes Custom-blended soil mixes formulated for specific horticultural applications and plant requirements. Targeted at professional horticultural and landscaping buyers.
• Parks Department Mixes Custom soil formulations designed for municipal parks and public green space applications. Targeted at municipal parks departments and public sector green infrastructure projects.
• Bio-Retention Products Engineered soil products designed for stormwater management and bioretention applications. Targeted at public infrastructure and environmental management projects.
• LIC Brand Soil House brand soil products sold through retail outlets and wholesale distributors under the LIC (Long Island Compost) brand.
• Hamptons Estate Premium garden soil product line marketed for high-end residential landscaping in the Hamptons region, distributed through the Scotts Miracle-Gro partnership network.
• Great Gardens Consumer-facing garden soil product line distributed through retail garden centers via the Scotts Miracle-Gro partnership network.
• Seed and Sod Services Professional services supporting turf establishment and landscape restoration projects for landscaping companies and property developers.
• Pits and Beds Services Specialized services for planting pit and bed preparation using engineered soil products, targeted at landscaping professionals and horticultural projects.
• Hydro Planting Services Hydraulic planting services utilizing specialized soil mixtures for erosion control and vegetation establishment. Targeted at environmental restoration and slope stabilization projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10 million tons of organic yard waste repurposed since founding
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Scotts Miracle-GrocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2016In 2016, Long Island Compost entered a strategic partnership with Scotts Miracle-Gro. Long Island Compost provides material and real estate while Scotts distributes product and markets to garden centers throughout the Northeast. Long Island Compost is the exclusive supplier of soils and mulches in every single Scotts bag sold on Long Island. Products are manufactured using organic ingredients and virgin forest materials for distribution at local retail outlets and wholesale distributors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: National solid waste and recycling company with an organics recycling segment (including compost production at multiple sites). Comparable to LIC as a yard-waste-to-compost operator with municipal collection contracts and branded soil products.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American waste hauler with a growing organics recycling business including compost facilities and yard-waste collection. Comparable as a yard waste collector and compost producer serving landscapers and municipalities at much greater scale.
• Scotts Miracle-Gro: National consumer lawn and garden brand and LIC's exclusive retail distribution partner on Long Island. Comparable as a soil-and-mulch brand/seller with overlap in bagged soil categories even though Scotts is a much larger, branded consumer goods company rather than a compost manufacturer.
• Casella Waste Systems: Regional Northeast-focused solid waste and recycling hauler with an established organics/composting line. Comparable because Casella operates transfer stations, collects organics from landscapers/contractors, and produces compost/soil products in the same Northeast geography LIC serves.

Emerging players

• Blue Earth Compost: Mid-Atlantic residential and commercial food/yard waste hauler that composts collected material and sells bagged soil products. Comparable to LIC as a smaller, vertically integrated compost operator with branded bagged retail products.

Direct peers

• Denali Water Solutions: Specialist in organic residuals management including composting and soil product manufacturing for municipalities and industrial generators. Comparable to LIC as a direct competitor in the organics-to-soil-products value chain.
• Synagro Technologies: North America's largest recycler of organic residuals, operating composting, anaerobic digestion, and biosolids facilities under municipal contracts. Comparable to LIC because both turn organic feedstocks (biosolids/yard waste) into marketable soil products, though Synagro is much larger and contract-driven.
• McGill Environmental Systems: Mid-Atlantic organics recycler that manufactures compost, mulch, and custom soil blends from yard and food waste. Directly comparable to LIC as a regional compost manufacturer with engineered soil products and 2,000+ feedstock supplier relationships.

Regional players

• Cedar Grove Composting: Regional curbside organics collection and composting program in the Puget Sound region that produces bagged compost products for retail. Comparable to LIC as a vertically integrated compost manufacturer with retail bagged products and a regional collection footprint.
• Peninsula Compost Group: Mid-Atlantic organics recycling and compost/blended soil producer serving municipal and commercial generators. Comparable to LIC as a regional yard-waste compost manufacturer with engineered soil products and retail/wholesale distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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