Our Donation & Reuse Award Program is accepting apps! $15,000 in grant funds available: bit.ly/3rrMetx Eligible projects: Donation pick-up service Food rescue Establishing/maintaining donation sites Repair or clothing swap events/services Awareness campaigns

Beautiful fall day for #foodwaste drop-off, including your Halloween pumpkins 🎃 Divert them from landfill for #compost! #pumpkinsforthepeople

We held Turning Takeout Green webinars last year on #reusable takeout containers to #ditchthedisposables. Hoping attendees & others apply to this grant program sweetgreen BeyondLettuce imeddiecano Sprig and Sprout Spread the word to your favorite DC restaurant! Dec 8 deadline!

Pumpkin rescue at #foodwaste drop off! Intact pumpkins are #PumpkinsforthrPeople food donations, cut pumpkins 🎃 are diverted from landfill for #compost

Holiday lights🎄 and zero waste signage when picking up take-out 🥡 make me 😃 Utensils on request only ✅ now let’s get reusable take-out containers as an option and #ditchthedisposables ♻️

Ring in the New Year with Anacostia Riverkeeper at our annual MLK Day of Service cleanup in partnership with Pope Branch Park Restoration Alliance! Register here: eventbrite.com/e/470680537157 Donate to Anacostia Riverkeeper to help us continue to clean up the Anacostia watershed.

The results are in! We had 417 volunteers (a new record) at our annual MLK Day of Service cleanup. Together we collected 9,609 pounds of trash, including 390lbs of single-use plastic bottles, 661lbs of food packaging, and 1,795lbs of glass. #PlasticFreeDC #ComeToTheRiver

Are you a waste diversion professional with experience building and executing zero waste programs? Come join the ZeroWasteDC team and lead zero waste programming in the District! Job ID: 21340 - Program Manager Visit careers.dc.gov to apply today!

📢 Announcing the 2023 Ditch the Disposables grantees! 9 businesses & orgs received grants to switch from disposable to reusable food ware – reducing waste, saving $$ & creating better experiences 🍽️ About the projects ➡️ doee.dc.gov/disposables

eCYCLE event this weekend: Sunday, April 23, 2023, 9 am-1 pm (NOTE: different day and time than usual) Collection vehicle expected to be near the corner of MacArthur Blvd NW and 48th Pl NW (Ward 3) (Near Palisades Farmers Market)

Signed up! ✅Super easy to register. Looking forward to diverting my #foodwaste at my curbside! ♻️🍌🍎

Registered! An easy Earth Day way to get DC closer to its #zerowaste goals!

🙋‍♂️ We sanitize and reuse them. ♻️ Feel free to drop them off at our tap room with the bar staff.

How did I not know about Home Depot’s recycling program for plant containers? Hell yeah.

Are you ready to #DitchtheDisposables? Check out doee.dc.gov/disposables to see which orgs recently received grants to transition from single-use to reusable foodware.

🙌🎉 excited to be part of the pilot in Ward 7!

Zero Waste DC is hiring six entry-level Recycling Outreach Specialists. Come work with us! ♻ Position: Recycling Outreach Specialist 📅 Closes: July 10, 2023 💻 Apply at: ow.ly/Qs4C50OYB7i

Broken cell phone? Old TV? Batteries that stopped holding their charge? Other unwanted electronics? 📠📱🖨️ Bring them this Saturday, July 8th to be recycled at DC Department of Public Works's Special Waste Collection Event (RFK Lot 3, 7am-2pm).