About Us
Built on Experience. Driven by the Next Generation.
Midwest Compost was founded with a clear vision: to provide a responsible, fully permitted facility where yard waste could be properly managed, recycled, and transformed into valuable landscape products.
Before establishing the company, Charlie Murphy (Founder) spent more than 16 years in the waste management industry, where he recognized a growing need for a reliable and environmentally responsible destination for landscapers, contractors, municipalities, and waste haulers to dispose of organic material. With that vision, Midwest Compost was founded as an IEPA-permitted yard waste facility, built on the principles of environmental responsibility, operational integrity, and service to the community.
Shortly after the company was established, Patrick Murphy (Second Generation Leadership)Â joined the business, representing the second generation of leadership. With a forward-thinking mindset and a deep understanding of the evolving needs of the industry, Patrick helped guide Midwest Compost into a new phase of growth and modernization.
Under Patrick’s leadership, the company has expanded its capabilities, diversified its services, and strengthened its operational infrastructure to better serve customers across the region. His focus on innovation, efficiency, and long-term sustainability has helped position Midwest Compost as a trusted partner for contractors, municipalities, landscapers, and homeowners alike.
Today, Midwest Compost operates three locations and a growing portfolio of services, including:
• Landscape material manufacturing
• Yard waste disposal and recycling
• Bulk mulch, compost, soil, and aggregate products
• Salt supply and distribution
• Transportation and hauling services
What began as a vision for responsible yard waste management has grown into a regional supplier of landscape materials and environmental solutions, proudly serving the communities and industries that help build and maintain the landscapes of the greater Chicago area.
Chicago’s premier landscape materials supplier and yard waste disposal center.
Midwest Compost LLC, is a one-stop shop for your landscape material needs. We supply homeowners and landscaping contractors with a wide variety of premium mulch, organic compost, top soil and sand and gravel.
We offer bulk orders at wholesale prices delivered right to your door. We can deliver any size order from 1 yd to 100 yds. You’ll save as much as 40% compared to buying mulch by the bag. Click here to receive a custom quote!
Yard Waste Disposal
Midwest Compost is an IEPA permitted disposal facility for organic yard waste,and clean wood waste materials. We’re open to the public and accept all landscaping waste, grass, sod, leaves, brush, logs and wood chips.
We are also an approved marshalling facility for Emerald Ash Borer contaminated wood in full compliance of the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s Insect Pest & Disease Act.
We are committed to the three R’s of recycling:
Reduce
We help reduce/eliminate the amount of yard waste put in to landfills. With the State Landfill ban for Landscape waste, we provide a viable reuse option.
Reuse
Everything that we take in, from grass, leaves, soil, woodchips and logs are all used to make the compost and mulch that we sell. Additionally, landscape waste has proven to be a great soil amendment for land application and garden uses.
Recycle
The landscape waste materials accepted at our facility are recycled back into a productive, reusable product completing a sustainable recycling process.
Our Locations:
Midwest Compost, LLC operates two conveniently located facilities in Elgin, Illinois and West Chicago, Illinois. Both facilities offer landscaping waste disposal.
Email
info@midwestcompostllc.com
Elgin
1320 Spaulding Rd, Elgin, IL
(847) 931-2900
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Hours of Business
Mon-Fri 7am-4pm & Sat 7am-12pm
West Chicago
1195 W Washington St.West Chicago, IL
(630) 876-8900
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Hours of Business
Mon-Fri 7am-4pm & Sat 7am-12pm