CSO Program
Composted Hot Takes
Drop expired opinions into our municipal bins. We mulch them into community gardens.
The Problem
Hot takes have a shelf life. Most expire within 72 hours of issuance. Failure to properly decommission an expired take leads to ideological off-gassing, conversational leaching, and — in 14% of cases — full-fork relapse. The proper disposal of opinions is a civic responsibility.
How It Works
Identify expired takes
Use our quarterly Take Inventory worksheet to catalog opinions that have exceeded their useful lifespan. Be honest. Most takes expire faster than people realize.
Drop at a participating bin
Composting bins are located at every CSO Pitchfork Library and at 1,200 partner locations nationwide. Bins accept written, recorded, or screenshot formats.
Receive your mulch credit
Each composted take is logged and weighted by category. Members earn mulch credits redeemable at partner community gardens — so your old hot takes become tomatoes.
By the Numbers
8.4M
Takes composted (cumulative)
1,140
Community gardens supplied
An estimated 2.1M
Tomatoes attributable to composted takes
Voices of Responsible Outrage
Eight CSO members share what this program means to their practice.
“The composting bin at the regional library accepted my entire 2018 take inventory. Including the takes I am most embarrassed about. The bin made no judgment.”
Caldwell Briggs — Construction Foreman
“I have composted 217 takes. My partner has composted 0. We are working through this in counseling.”
Dr. Moira Petrescu — Cardiothoracic Surgeon
“Composted 14 takes from the 2024 textbook controversy. The bin gave me a receipt. The receipt is on the fridge. The takes are, presumably, tomatoes by now.”
Linda Morrissey — PTA Board Chair
“I keep a confessional drop-box in the vestry that is a Campaign-approved composting bin. The arrangement has been excellent for the parish.”
Rev. Thomasina Oakes — Wedding Officiant
“Our office has a Composting Friday. The bin fills weekly. The mulch credits redeem at the community garden two blocks over. Tomatoes have been excellent.”
Eleanor Whittaker — Head of Engineering
“I have composted takes I did not realize I still held. The Take Inventory worksheet is a remarkable tool for self-audit.”
Priscilla Voss-Bingham — Estate Executor
“The bins are beautifully designed. Cor-Ten steel with subtle CSO branding. They make any community space look more considered.”
Nina Cabrera — Creative Director
“Dropped a screenshot of an old Reddit post. The bin took it. I felt lighter walking out. I am not making this up.”
Tony Mazetti — Contractor
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