EcoAction Arlington
Solutions for a Sustainable Lifestyle
Multi-family residents can now divert their food scraps to produce compost for healthy soil. The Solid Waste Bureau has recently launched a pilot program to collect food scraps and food-soiled paper from bins located throughout Arlington. The bins work with the Bigbelly Smart Compost app and are located at National Landing (Crystal Dr. and 18th …
A successful launch of this program will depend on residents enthusiastically embracing the effort. You can help by: 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 …
The county’s new Food Scraps Collection program is simple. To give you an idea of size, here is a photo of the food scrap pail and a box of 150 compostable 2-gallon bags (purchased online) next to a beer can. Most anything that grows (and rots) can be included but don’t be fooled by containers …
