A successful launch of this program will depend on residents enthusiastically embracing the effort. You can help by:
- Following the three simple steps for food scraps collection and adhering to the list of items that can go into your bin. If you’re already composting food scraps you can add to the bin those items not suitable for backyard composting.
- Reducing food waste by planning ahead for meals and use of leftovers, as well as seeking creative ways to use food items such as making strata* or breadcrumbs from stale bread or chicken stock from chicken bones and vegetable scraps.
- Encouraging neighbors to participate in the program.
For those living in a multifamily building, you can drop off food scraps at the Earth Products Recycling Yard in Shirlington (4300 29th Street S.), the Columbia Pike Farmers Market on Sundays or MOM’s Organic Market. You can also encourage your building management to offer a similar program.
*View the Epicurious website for instructions on How to Make a Breakfast Strata without a Recipe.
This content originally appeared in the August 2021 issue of The EcoAdvocate newsletter produced by the EcoAction Arlington Advocacy Committee. For more information about the Advocacy Committee, please visit ecoactionarlington.org/get-involved/ecoaction-arlingtondvocacy/