Moonshot Compost

What Moonshot Compost does

Moonshot Compost (legal entity Moonshot Industries, LLC) is a Houston-based commercial food waste collection and composting service provider founded in 2020 by Jesse Stowers. The company operates scheduled pickup routes across four Texas metros — Houston, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Waco — using 55-gallon gasket-sealed drums and a Clean Bin Swap model in which full containers are exchanged for pre-washed drums to eliminate odor and pest issues. On-site staff training and the proprietary Diversion Dashboard, which tracks pounds diverted and carbon equivalencies for ESG reporting, are bundled into the commercial subscription. Customers span restaurants, fast-casual chains, corporate campuses, universities (Rice, Baylor), hospitals, food halls, and event organizers.

The business model is predominantly recurring subscription revenue (monthly billing, custom-quoted based on container count and pickup frequency) supplemented by one-off event service fees and a small premium monthly fee for Diversion Dashboard reporting. The company uses an enterprise field sales motion — free consultation, on-site assessment, custom one-page proposal, onboarding training — complemented by referral programs, content marketing, and sustainability community networks. As of February 2, 2026, the company exited residential subscriber services in Houston (transitioned to Happy Earth) while retaining municipal-sponsored residential drop-off programs in Plano and Frisco, concentrating resources on commercial and multi-location enterprise accounts. A sister company, Moonshot Hydrogen, converts food waste to fuel under the broader Moonshot Industries umbrella, signaling longer-term vertical integration of organic waste valorization.

Name

Moonshot Compost

Legal name

Moonshot Industries, LLC

Website

https://moonshotcompost.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Moonshot Compost is a Houston-based commercial food waste hauler and composter serving 330+ businesses and institutions across the Texas Triangle (Houston, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Waco) via scheduled 55-gallon drum pickups, a Clean Bin Swap system, and a proprietary ESG reporting dashboard.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Composting Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Organics (Food/Yard) Collection (Residential & Commercial) (EUAIAAAO)

Keywords

• Commercial composting services
• Food waste collection
• Organic waste diversion
• Compostable waste hauling
• Sustainability reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Composting Services: Recurring subscription-based commercial food waste collection services with monthly billing. Pricing based on number of containers and pickup frequency. Typically 55-gallon drums with pickup up to twice per week. Includes clean bin swaps, staff training, and Diversion Dashboard access.
2. Event Composting Services: One-off collection services for corporate events, weddings, and special occasions. Pricing and availability depend on circumstances.
3. Diversion Dashboard Premium Reporting: For commercial subscribers, the Diversion Dashboard is available for a small additional monthly fee for advanced reporting capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Moonshot Compost provides scheduled commercial food waste collection and composting services for businesses and institutions across the Texas Triangle, using 55-gallon gasket-sealed drums that are swapped for clean containers at each pickup and routed to TCEQ-permitted industrial composting facilities. Subscriptions include on-site staff training, weight-based tracking, and access to a proprietary Diversion Dashboard that provides auditable ESG and sustainability impact reporting. The company also offers one-off event composting and a premium tier of the Diversion Dashboard sold as an add-on subscription.

Product overview

Moonshot Compost offers a unified commercial composting service platform combining food waste collection, proprietary reporting tools, and operational support. The core offering is Commercial Composting Services featuring 55-gallon drum containers with scheduled pickups and the Clean Bin Swap model. This is complemented by the Diversion Dashboard—a real-time ESG reporting module—and Staff Training services for onboarding. Additional offerings include Event Composting for one-off collections and Diversion Reporting for weight-based impact tracking. The company serves commercial enterprises across Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Waco, Texas, with a focus on restaurants, offices, schools, hospitals, and multifamily properties. The Diversion Dashboard is provided as a small additional monthly fee for commercial subscribers and is shareable via link without login requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Composting Services Recurring scheduled food waste pickup and composting service for businesses and institutions across Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Waco. Includes 55-gallon gasket-sealed drum containers, clean bin swaps at each pickup (typically twice weekly), on-site staff training, weight-based tracking, and access to the Diversion Dashboard for impact reporting. Priced via custom quote based on number of containers and pickup frequency, billed monthly with an initiation fee.
• Diversion Dashboard Premium Reporting Proprietary real-time ESG reporting platform that tracks pounds of food waste diverted from landfills, carbon equivalencies avoided, and provides shareable impact metrics updated weekly. Available to commercial subscribers for a small additional monthly fee for advanced reporting capabilities beyond the standard dashboard included with service.
• Event Composting One-off food waste collection service for corporate events, weddings, conferences, modeling shoots, and hotel events. Includes temporary bins, signage, and post-event impact reporting. Pricing and availability depend on circumstances.
• Residential Composting Services (legacy / municipal drop-off) Subscription-based residential composting service with home pickup or drop-off options. Houston-area residential subscriber services were transitioned to partner Happy Earth as of February 2, 2026; municipal-sponsored residential drop-off programs continue in Plano and Frisco.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6 million pounds of food waste diverted from landfills in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered transition partner, sister company and core.

• Happy Earthtransition partnerOthers · 2 February 2026As of February 2, 2026, Happy Earth of Houston became the composting provider for Houston-area residential customers previously serviced by Moonshot Compost. This was an orderly transition of residential subscriber services, with Happy Earth assuming collection and customer management responsibilities.
• Moonshot Hydrogensister companyOthersSister company that converts food waste to fuel with zero greenhouse emissions. Moonshot Compost mentions this on their website as part of the Moonshot Industries family.
• TCEQ-Permitted Industrial Compost FacilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll collected food waste is delivered exclusively to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)-permitted industrial composting facilities. These are state-regulated operations that transform food waste into compost for soil rehabilitation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: National solid waste and recycling incumbent that has been expanding organics/composting services; represents a well-capitalized competitor that can bundle organics into enterprise deals Moonshot targets.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest US solid-waste incumbent with a growing organics collection and processing offering; bundles organics into multi-service enterprise contracts, putting pressure on regional subscription composters like Moonshot on large RFPs.
• Recology: Major West Coast integrated hauler with a flagship organics / composting business (e.g., SF flow) and proprietary processing capacity; competes with Moonshot for large enterprise and municipal organics contracts even though it operates at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• OrangeComp: Commercial food scrap and organic waste hauler serving restaurants, grocers, and institutions; comparable drum-based pickup model competing for the same enterprise customer profile as Moonshot.
• CompostNow: Subscription-based food waste collection with online dashboard and impact reporting; mirrors Moonshot's combination of drum-swap service plus customer-facing diversion tracking for residential and commercial subscribers.
• Bootstrap Compost: Commercial and residential food-waste pickup subscription service operating on a similar drum-swap / recurring-fee model; competitor for the same multi-unit dining, office, and education customers in overlapping US metros.
• Atlas Organics: Commercial-scale organic waste collection and processing operating across multiple US states; competes head-to-head with Moonshot's model of aggregating commercial generators and routing to permitted industrial compost facilities.
• Happy Earth: Houston-based residential and commercial compost collection service; directly comparable service offering, geographically adjacent (Houston overlap), and now absorbing Moonshot's former residential subscribers as of February 2026.

Emerging players

• Cedar Grove: Pacific Northwest commercial and residential food waste hauler with on-site processing; functionally similar subscription/drum-style offering plus analytics, though geographically separated from Moonshot's Texas footprint.

Regional players

• Big Reuse: NYC-based nonprofit social enterprise operating commercial and residential food waste collection with impact reporting; matches Moonshot's model of subscription pickup plus customer dashboards, but serves a different metro.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MoonshotCompost
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moonshotcompost
• Instagraminstagram.com/moonshotcompost
• Xx.com/CompostMoonshot

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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