Food Composting
Wood Processing
Soil Blending
Roll-Off Services
Maryland HB264 Compliant
PEH Organics Recycling, Inc. was founded to address a critical gap in Maryland's waste management landscape. Compostable materials — food scraps and yard trimmings — make up nearly 34% of all municipal solid waste generated in the U.S. Instead of disposing of this material in landfills and incinerators, we use it to create valuable products with real environmental and economic benefits.
Harold B. Wiggins — Founder, President & CEO — brings over 60 years of waste management experience as a third-generation industry veteran. Harold joined his family's New York operation at age ten and has worked every aspect of the industry, from the back of the truck to the front office, with companies including BFI and Waste Disposal Inc.
We have carefully planned a multi-stream business model that provides jobs, helps our environment, and creates several streams of commerce. Our vision is to initially concentrate in the Upper Chesapeake Bay area, expanding to the Mid-Atlantic — with a scalable method that can be replicated all over the country.
Only an estimated 15.5% of food scraps was recycled in Maryland in 2019 — the remaining material could be prevented, used to feed humans or animals, or composted. PEH Organics saw a need for these services and built a solution to meet it.
To build a replicable model for organics diversion that creates green jobs, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and generates environmental and economic value — starting in Maryland and scaling across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.
Maryland HB264 — Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion (Food Residuals) — requires certain generators within 30 miles of a composting facility to either reduce, divert to food rescue organizations, farms for animal feed operations, or compost/anaerobically digest food residuals. PEH Organics is your local, compliant solution. Learn more at MDE →
From food scraps to finished compost, we manage every step of the organics recycling process — keeping material out of landfills and turning it into value.
We divert food scraps and organic material from landfills — saving money on tipping fees and turning waste into productive, valuable soil.
✅ What We Accept
✗ Not Accepted
We accept and process clean wood waste — yard trimmings, brush, untreated lumber, and animal manures — converting it into mulch, wood chips, and compost feedstock.
Tipping fees: All incoming waste charged by the ton. Call for rates.
Diverts from LandfillWe produce and sell custom soil blends in bulk — from aged topsoils to specialty growing media — with bagging services and just-in-time delivery available.
We provide 20- and 30-yard roll-off containers for collection of yard waste, animal manures, clean lumber, tree trimmings, and all organics — short or long term.
Tipping fees: All incoming waste charged by the ton. Call for rates.
Convenient & CompliantFood scraps and organic material are separated at the source and collected via our roll-off containers.
Material is transported to our processing facility, keeping it out of landfills and incinerators.
Organics are composted or processed alongside wood material to create finished compost and mulch.
Finished compost and soil blends are sold — returning nutrients to the earth and revenue to the cycle.
Organic waste in landfills decomposes anaerobically, producing methane — a potent greenhouse gas. Composting eliminates this by diverting material before it reaches the landfill.
Our business model is specifically designed to create local green jobs across collection, processing, and distribution — building economic value alongside environmental value.
Healthy composted soil reduces nutrient runoff into the Chesapeake Bay watershed — directly contributing to the long-term health of Maryland's most important ecological resource.
Organics recycling closes the loop — food and organic waste becomes compost, which becomes soil amendment, which grows more food. A true circular economy model.
Our initial concentration — serving food generators, institutions, municipalities, and businesses within the Upper Chesapeake Bay corridor.
Our next phase of growth covers the broader Mid-Atlantic region — bringing scalable organics diversion solutions to more communities.
Our business model is designed to be replicated across the country — creating a blueprint for regional organics diversion wherever food waste is generated.
Whether you're a restaurant, institution, municipality, or business looking to comply with HB264 or simply do the right thing for the environment — we're here to help.
1221 Halls Chance Lane
Belcamp, Maryland
Upper Chesapeake Bay Area, Maryland
Expanding to Mid-Atlantic Region
Effective January 2023, certain generators within 30 miles of a composting facility are required to divert organic residuals. We can help you determine your obligations and build a compliant diversion program. MDE Resource →
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