Compost Drop-Off

Food Waste Drop-Off Sites

Cambridge residents are welcome to bring food scraps to any of the following locations. Sites are accessible 24 hours a day. Here is a map to help you find the most convenient location.

• Cambridge Crossing (across from 10 Education Circle)
• Moore Youth Center (12 Gilmore St)
• Danehy Park (New Street parking lot)
• Cambridge Public Works (across from 288 Norfolk St)
• Kennedy-Longfellow School (104 Fulkerson St)
• Peabody School (across the street from 62 Haskell St; down the roadway towards the school)

To help you get started, stop by Cambridge DPW office during open hours to pick up a kitchen bin. Or request a kitchen bin here.

DROP-OFF TIPS

• Collect food scraps in a kitchen bin or a reusable container such as a kitty litter or 5-gallon bucket. You can line the container with a compostable plastic bag, paper bag or plastic bag. If you use a plastic bag, empty contents into the food waste cart and place the dirty plastic bag in the trash.
• Help keep the area clean and bins free from trash and recycling. Do not leave food scraps on the ground.