Want to see the Mayor and the Department of Public Works get serious about composting in the District? Sign our petition demanding curbside compost pickup and readily available compost drop-off sites in all Wards at: http://bit.ly/SierraDC-ZWSurvey.
Why is composting important?
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Food scraps in landfills make METHANE as they break down. Methane is much worse than carbon dioxide for global warming.
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Incinerating food scraps makes air pollution as well as greenhouse gasses. (A lot of DC trash goes to an incinerator in Lorton, VA.)
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About half of trash could be composted, leading to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emission and air pollution.
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COMPOST is a highly valuable product.
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Adds nutrients that plants need to grow
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Filters pollutants that would otherwise enter the water supply
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Protects against erosion
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How can you compost in DC?
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Drop off your food waste at a designated collection point
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DPW - Food Waste Drop-Off (mostly at farmers markets, 10 locations)
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Select grocery stores:
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Glen’s Garden Market (Dupont Circle)
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MOM’s Organic Market (Ivy City, various locations in MD and VA)
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Join a compost cooperative at a community garden: DC Community Compost Cooperative Network (50 locations)
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Pay for a food waste pickup service (for yourself individually, or organize your building to subscribe)
- If you want to compost yourself:
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You can start backyard composting or vermicomposting!
- Attend a (virtual) workshop through the DC Home Composting Program, and get up to $75 rebate for your composting equipment/supplies
Check our our Commercial Composting Guide
Watch our October 2020 webinar, Composting in the District: Policy and Progress (Passcode: Compost2020!)
Coming soon:
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DPW’s curbside compost collection pilot program
Want to see the Mayor and the Department of Public Works get serious about composting in the District? Sign our petition demanding curbside compost pickup and readily available compost drop-off sites in all Wards.