Montgomery County’s next Styrofoam Recycling Event is happening on April 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rose Music Center in Huber Heights! You do not have to be a resident of Montgomery County to drop off your styrofoam.

Earth DayTON is a celebration of all the forward-thinking individuals and organizations in the Miami Valley doing good work to help further Sustainability, Conservation, and Environmental Justice efforts. The City of Dayton Office of Sustainability and Five Rivers MetroParks began leading this initiative in 2023 to illustrate how to get involved in events, programs, and volunteerism during, and around, Earth Month.

The City of Dayton Neighborhood Conference, “Block by Block”, was originally scheduled for September 2024 but power outages due to storms necessitated the postponement.

We are squeezing in another litter cleanup in the month of March, this time heading into the southern suburbs to pick up trash in an area in Sugarcreek Township near the Little Miami Watershed. We will meet in the parking lot of Elsa's Corner Cantina and walk down Clyo Rd to the wooded area for the cleanup. We will provide trash bags, gloves, and litter grabbers.

Afterwards, feel free to stick around and join us for a post-event social gathering at Elsa's.

The Walnut Hills Neighborhood Association is holding a litter cleanup at Highland Park on Saturday, March 15 from 9 am to 11 am. Doughnuts provided, first come first serve.

For our March coffee chat meetup, we will be at Toasted Brunch Bar + Cafe at the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek on Tuesday, March 11, 10 am to 11 am. RSVP by email to info@wastefreedayton.org.

On Monday, March 10, join us for a Meatless Monday Dine and Donate Fundraiser at Bibibop University of Dayton. From open to close, come to Bibibop and show the flyer below or mention the fundraiser for Waste-Free Dayton (or if ordering online use code BIBIFUNDRAISER), and 20% of sales will be donated to us.

Our February litter cleanup will be on Saturday, February 22, 10 am to 12 pm, starting at the intersection of Hamilton Ave and Yates St in the Historic Inner East. We will provide gloves, trash bags, and litter grabbers.

Coffee, cats, and sustainability chats! Our first coffee chat meetup of 2025 will be at Gem City Catfé on Tuesday, January 14th at 9 am. To RSVP, email us at info@wastefreedayton.org.

Take the first step in 2025 by participating in the World Race for Hope 5k in Troy. For more details, visit https://runsignup.com/worldraceforhopetroy.

Join us for our free Holiday Party! We want to celebrate with the community, so there will be food, drinks, games, and more. Spots are filling up, so sign up on our Eventbrite page: https://wfdholidayparty2024.eventbrite.com

We started off the year with our first coffee chat of 2024 at ContempoRoast, and we’re ending the year with our final coffee chat there (no coffee chat in December due to our holiday party). RSVP by email to info@wastefreedayton.org.

We are partnering with Unity Garden near the Kettering Dayton (formerly Grandview) campus for a cleanup in the neighborhood around the garden.

Make a Difference Day, which takes place the 4th Saturday of October, is the largest day of community service in the United States. We have been organizing Litter Cleanups on Make a Difference Day since 2021. This year, we will be doing an alley sweep mostly in the Burkhardt neighborhood on Saturday, with prep work for Saturday occurring during the Friday session. The prep work will involve going through the alleys and putting things in piles, and also collecting loose trash in bags. 

Make a Difference Day, which takes place the 4th Saturday of October, is the largest day of community service in the United States. We have been organizing Litter Cleanups on Make a Difference Day since 2021. This year, we will be doing an alley sweep mostly in the Burkhardt neighborhood on Saturday, with prep work for Saturday occurring during the Friday session. The prep work will involve going through the alleys and putting things in piles, and also collecting loose trash in bags. 

For our October meetup, we are going to Full Circle Brewgarden in Englewood for a happy hour discussion with special guest Charlie Greene of Tadmor Greenes. RSVP to info@wastefreedayton.org.

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Signup to volunteer at Waste-Free Dayton’s booth, multiple shifts available.

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Signup to volunteer at Waste-Free Dayton’s booth, multiple shifts available.

Our first supporting member picnic will be at Island MetroPark on Sunday, September 29th. Special Guest Speaker Andrew Walsh will talk about the history of the park.

Come sing with us for sustainability! We have always enjoyed going to Nowhere in Particular to sing karaoke, so we invite you to join us on Saturday, September 28, as we close out Sustainable September with a little fun.

Bring the styrofoam you’ve been saving to the next Montgomery County Recycling Event on Saturday, September 28 from 9 am to 1 pm at Trent Arena in Kettering.

We are excited to be returning to EcoFEST in Kettering. We will be managing one of the events two waste stations, helping the City of Kettering to make this event a low-waste event. For more information about the event, visit https://www.playkettering.org/event/ecofest/

Join the WFD team for our monthly coffee chat meetup at the new Socialite Cafe in Kettering on Wednesday, September 11 from 3-4 pm.

Come to our FSB Gives Back fundraiser at Fifth Street Brewpub. 10% of sales with be donated to WFD and 100% of the raffle proceeds!

Join us for our 2nd cleanup in August to help Silos get ready for their opening.

Our August Litter Cleanup in the Historic Inner East / Newcom Plain will be our 50th litter cleanup overall as an organization. Join us in caring for the community, and for a celebration afterwards in Newcom Plain Park.

It has been one year since we started our monthly coffee chats, and we’re going back to the place where we had our first one. Join us at Pettibone Coffee at 8:30 am. RSVP by email to info@wastefreedayton.org.