Impact Earth, Inc.

What Impact Earth, Inc. does

Impact Earth, Inc. is a Rochester, New York-based zero-waste services company that provides organics collection, consulting, education, and lifestyle product retail for residential and commercial customers across Monroe County and eight surrounding counties in New York State. Founded in 2014, the company's core offering is curbside organics collection—both residential and commercial—with a standard 5-gallon bucket and a larger 32-gallon toter subscription tier, fed into an industrial composting system that accepts plant-based compostable liners. Adjacent revenue streams include zero-waste consulting for businesses and municipalities (waste audits, policy development, and program implementation), Lunch & Learn workshops starting at $125 per session, school-based education programs, and a retail/e-commerce Lifestyle Store at 1458 Monroe Ave in Brighton selling compostable bags and sustainable household items.

The company monetizes through four primary streams: recurring subscriptions (organics collection), professional services fees (consulting and workshops), one-time hardware sales (lifestyle products), and community-driven retail and drop-off partnerships at Abundance Coop, Lori's Natural Foods, Brighton Farmers Market, and Garden Factory. Customer segments span households, schools (Byron-Bergen Elementary, French Road Elementary, Kendall NJHS), manufacturing enterprises (Corning Tropel, Garlock), and municipal governments (City of Rochester, Ontario County, Town of Canandaigua, Town of Brighton). The 2021 acquisition of Community Composting expanded the service footprint to the broader Rochester region, and the April 2023 Brighton Store opening drew over 300 attendees. Impact Earth is privately held and founder-led, with CEO Robert Putney alongside co-founder Cassidy, Operations Manager Emily Pacifico, and Education Manager Abigael Rice; headcount stands at 11–50 employees.

Name

Impact Earth, Inc.

Legal name

Impact Earth

Website

https://impactearthroc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Impact Earth is a Rochester, New York-based zero-waste services company offering curbside organics collection, consulting, education workshops, and lifestyle product retail for residential, commercial, municipal, and educational customers across Monroe County and surrounding New York regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Composting and Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Other Waste Collection (562119), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Curbside Organics Programs (Municipal/Franchise) (BPALAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organics (Food/Yard) Collection (Residential & Commercial) (EUAIAAAO), Organics Contamination Auditing, Education & Compliance Services (BPALAEAJ), Organics & Composting Programs (Food Waste, Green Waste) (BPABALAC)

Keywords

• Curbside organics collection
• Residential composting services
• Zero-waste consulting
• Compostable lifestyle products
• Sustainability education workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Organics Collection Services: Residential and commercial curbside organics collection services for Monroe County and beyond. Includes standard 5-gallon bucket service and larger 32-gallon toter options.
2. Zero-Waste Consulting: Consulting services to businesses, organizations, and municipalities including waste audits, zero waste policy development, and zero-waste program implementation.
3. Education Workshops: Lunch & Learn workshops for adults on composting, recycling, and zero waste topics. Also school programs for children. Starting at $125 per presentation.
4. Lifestyle Products: Zero waste lifestyle products available in person at Brighton Store or online. Includes compostable bags, ziplocks, and other sustainable alternatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Impact Earth provides residential and commercial curbside organics collection services in Monroe County and surrounding New York counties using 5-gallon buckets and 32-gallon toters, processing material at an industrial composting farm. The company also sells zero-waste lifestyle products at its Brighton store and online, delivers zero-waste consulting (waste audits, policy development, program implementation) to businesses and municipalities, and offers composting and zero-waste education workshops to adults and schoolchildren.

Product overview

Impact Earth, Inc. is a zero-waste solutions company offering a portfolio of interconnected services. The core offering is Organics Collection, providing residential and commercial curbside and drop-off composting services across Monroe County and beyond. This is complemented by the Lifestyle store selling zero-waste products, Education workshops for both children and adults, and Consulting services for businesses and municipalities seeking zero-waste solutions. Additional community programs include Monthly Donation Drives and Sustainable Art Support. The company has expanded through the 2021 acquisition of Community Composting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organics Collection Service Residential and commercial curbside organics collection service with standard 5-gallon bucket and 32-gallon toter options, plus drop-off locations at retail partners across Monroe County and surrounding counties. Material is processed at Impact Earth's industrial composting farm using plant-based compostable liners.
• Zero-Waste Consulting Zero-waste consulting for businesses, organizations, and municipalities, including waste audits, zero-waste policy development, and zero-waste program implementation. Clients include the City of Rochester, Ontario County, Town of Canandaigua, Town of Brighton, Corning Tropel, Garlock, and CMAC.
• Education Workshops and School Programs Workshops and presentations on composting, recycling, and zero-waste lifestyle for adults and children. Includes Lunch & Learn sessions for adult groups and school programs for K-12 students. Workshops start at $125 and can be delivered virtually or in-person with customization available.
• IE Lifestyle Store Retail store and online shop selling zero-waste lifestyle products such as compostable bags, compostable ziplocks, and other sustainable household alternatives. Operated at 1458 Monroe Ave in Brighton, NY and online at impactearthlifestyle.com.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 attendees at Brighton Store grand opening

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GGE Food PantryminorOthersMonthly donation drive partner. Impact Earth customers can donate needed items through the curbside pickup or at the Lifestyle Store, which are then delivered to the nonprofit.
• St. Peter's KitchenminorOthersMonthly donation drive partner for Impact Earth's community giving program supporting local nonprofits with food-related donations.
• Brighton Food CupboardminorOthersMonthly donation drive partner receiving food and household item donations collected through Impact Earth's curbside and drop-off programs.
• JFS Rochester - Pencils and Paper ProgramminorOthersMonthly donation drive partner for educational supplies, receiving donations through Impact Earth's community giving initiative.
• Taproot CollectiveminorOthersMonthly donation drive partner in Impact Earth's rotating nonprofit support program.
• Saints PlaceminorOthersMonthly donation drive partner receiving support through Impact Earth's community nonprofit partnerships.
• Agape Haven of AbundanceminorOthersMonthly donation drive partner participating in Impact Earth's community giving program.
• Free Art CollectiveminorOthersMonthly donation drive partner for sustainable art initiatives, supported through Impact Earth's community nonprofit partnerships.
• First Friday RochesterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Earth is a featured gallery in the First Friday Artist Opening Event series, supporting local artists who create environmental-themed art from recycled materials.
• Wholesale/ Swap Location PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail locations that serve as drop-off points for Impact Earth's composting service or carry wholesale zero waste lifestyle products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• TerraCycle: Specialty recycling and circular-economy services company that addresses hard-to-recycle waste streams and corporate sustainability programs. Comparable as a peer addressing zero-waste needs through consulting, programs, and consumer product partnerships rather than traditional collection.

Regional players

• Casella Waste Systems: Northeast US-based integrated solid waste, recycling, and organics hauler with strong presence in upstate New York. Directly relevant as a regional incumbent that may compete with or partner around Impact Earth's Rochester-area service territory.

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major US waste and recycling hauler with an expanding organics recycling line of business. Comparable as a large incumbent that municipal and enterprise customers may choose over independent composters like Impact Earth.
• Waste Management Inc. North America's largest waste services company, with growing organics/composting collection capabilities serving municipalities and commercial customers nationwide. Direct competitor at the municipal and commercial scale where Impact Earth's consulting and collection services also operate.
• Recology: Large West Coast-based integrated waste hauler with organics/composting collection as part of a broader solid waste and recycling portfolio. Represents the incumbent scale player whose municipal contracts set the competitive baseline Impact Earth competes against for residential and commercial organics collection.

Direct peers

• Bootstrap Compost: Residential and commercial compost pickup subscription service in the Boston region with associated education and zero-waste programming. Direct comparable in product, GTM, and customer segment.
• Veteran Compost: Mid-Atlantic residential and commercial curbside organics collection service with education and community programs. Comparable subscription collection model with regional scope similar to Impact Earth.
• Garbage to Garden: Maine-based residential curbside compost subscription service with drop-off sites and education programming. Operates a near-identical model to Impact Earth's organics collection stream in a comparable regional footprint.
• CompostNow: Subscription-based residential and commercial curbside organics collection service operating across the Southeast US. Closest direct competitor by business model, with recurring pickup subscriptions, drop-off locations, and education/advocacy components similar to Impact Earth's core offering.
• Natural Upcycling: Residential curbside food waste collection service operating in suburban markets with subscription-based pickups and education components. Operates a comparable product model targeting households seeking convenient composting.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/impactearthlifestyle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impact-earth-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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