Second Chance Composting

Second Chance Composting describes itself on its website as a community-based compost operation in the Berkshires that handles every step from collection to processing to returning finished compost to local soils. The website lists North Adams, Williamstown, Lenox, Adams, Savoy, Lanesborough and Pittsfield as its service area. On Google, it holds 4.9 stars from 54 ratings. For a 4th of July picnic, a recent customer said John dropped off a water slide, set it up, tore it down and picked it up. A recent customer who rented an inflatable water slide called the whole process seamless. A 2026 customer said John responded quickly to e-mails while they cleaned old food out of the Store at Five Corners, and said "No problem" when the container filled more slowly than expected. A 2024 reviewer with a food truck business said pickup frequency could change from weekly to less often depending on how much they were working. A 2024 customer said Second Chance Composting picked up their Christmas tree. In a 2023 review, a customer who needed 10 bags of leaves removed said they came to pick up when they said they would. A local paper has described the business offering Christmas tree composting, with drop-off in Adams or pickup for a fee.