DPW Expands Compost Drop Off Locations

Expanded Compost Drop Off Locations Now Available

DPW is happy to announce the opening of 5 compost locations for residents to bring food scraps for composting. Beginning in March, DPW suspended separate curbside collection of compost due to COVID-19 restrictions on the number of employees in DPW trucks. This service will remain suspended until it is safe to resume increased staffing capacity for separate compost collection. 

In the meantime, residents may now bring food scraps to the locations listed below. Food scraps collected at these locations will be brought to our food waste site in Charlestown and NOT disposed of as trash. 

Compost Drop Off Locations:

• Moore Youth Center
• Danehy Park (New Street parking lot)
• Cambridge Public Works (across from 288 Norfolk St)
• Kennedy-Longfellow School (104 Fulkerson St)—TEMPORARY
• Peabody School (across the street from 62 Haskell St; drive down roadway towards the school)—TEMPORARY

Need compost bags? DPW is offering a one-time, socially-distanced drop off of 1 roll of compost bags per household. If you'd like 1 roll of bags delivered to your home, please fill out this form. 

If you'd like to learn more about composting in Cambridge, please visit www.cambridgema.gov/Services/curbsidecomposting.