Green Box, LLC

Ownership

Green Box Compost was founded by Ben Stanger, who has a background in green construction and commercial composting. Stanger resolved to help his hometown of Madison access composting services, and in 2021, he founded Green Box. The company is Madison-resident owned and operated.

Local Sourcing

The company processes locally-collected food scraps from Madison-area residents and businesses, but information about where equipment, supplies, or finished compost is sourced beyond the local area is not publicly available.

Community Involvement

Stanger's company collaborates with Sustain Dane and is supported through Sustain Dane's network of local funders to advance composting within Dane County. Green Box has a program with two schools from the Madison Metropolitan School District. The Dane County Farmers' Market has partnered with Green Box Compost to provide a food scraps collection pilot program.

Local Workforce

Green Box has a company size of 2-10 employees. Founder Ben Stanger worked at a green home builder and sustainable seafood company before founding Green Box in 2021 and resolved to help his hometown of Madison. Team bios show passionate employees with environmental commitments, but no specific wage or employment tenure data is publicly available.

Revenue Retention

Green Box charges Madison subscribers $24 a month for single-bucket pickup or $34 for two-bucket pickup. Green Box works with 13 restaurants at a rate of $100-$200 a month. As a small, locally-operated company without outside investors, revenue likely stays primarily local, though the financial structure details are not public.

Local Presence

Strong local signals include extensive Wisconsin/Madison area references, named service towns, and a personal customer testimonial with a name. However, corporate signals emerge through repetitive boilerplate copy, member portal/careers language, and lack of owner/staff names or personality beyond one quote.