Historic Anacostia - Sat. Jan 24, 2026: Food Waste Drop-off Event (9am-1pm)

Schedule

Sat Jan 24 2026 at 09:00 am to 01:00 pm

Location

1303 Marion Barry Ave SE | Washington, DC

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Got food scraps to compost? Let DC DPW do the work for you! Bring them to Historic Anacostia: 1303 Marion Barry Ave SE, Saturdays, 9a-1p.
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Food Waste Drop-off Event in Historic Anacostia, DC

Got food scraps? Don’t toss ‘em! Bring them to DC DPW's newest in-person Food Waste Drop-off Event in the heart of Historic Anacostia!

The best part? The event happens every weekend, rain or shine, on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm at 1303 Marion Barry Ave SE, in front of the Marion Barry Ave Market & Cafe.

For your convenience, the team under the tent has a spatula, paper towels, and hand sanitizer available to wipe out your food waste container afterwards.

Sign up for the future recurring event here (starting Jan 31, 2026 onward).

THE BENEFITS

Bringing your food scraps and food-soiled paper for composting is your way to immediately reduce waste, help the environment, and mitigate rodent activity in your neighborhood.

The benefits of composting far outweigh the added step by reducing food waste in alleys, reducing the odors associated with household refuse, and providing the satisfaction of actually making compost (rather than incinerating or landfilling the building blocks of fertile soil).

Plus, when you bring your food waste to a drop-off event, you can do your grocery shopping, too. Fun fact: ALL of DC DPW's food waste drop-off events are co-located with a food source (e.g., a farmers' market or grocer). So don't forget your reusable shopping bags, too!

So bring your food scraps by and meet fellow community members who care about making a difference. Let’s turn waste into something awesome together!

HOW TO LEARN MORE

For details on how to prepare your food scraps for drop-off and what is and is not accepted, visit https://zerowaste.dc.gov/foodwastedropoff.

Have questions? Email the program team directly at [email protected].


Thank you for composting!

-The DC DPW Office of Waste Diversion

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Where is it happening?

1303 Marion Barry Ave SE, 1303 Marion Barry Avenue SouthEast, Washington, United States

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