Environment

City Opens Third Food Scraps Compost Drop-Off in Twinbrook

Public Information Office

October 29, 2024
11:13 am

Compost collection area at Twinbrook Community Center

The City of Rockville now offers residents three free food scrap drop-off sites to make composting easy, keep valuable materials out of landfills and reduce excessive greenhouse gas emissions:

Twinbrook Community Recreation Center, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway.
Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive.
Maintenance Facility, 14625 Rothgeb Drive.

Food scraps will be picked up weekly by a commercial contractor and delivered to the Prince George’s County Organic Compost Facility.

How To Use the Drop-Off

Place food scraps in a container. (Empty coffee containers with sealing lids are great for this.) Be sure to remove any plastic or other trash.
Bring full containers and empty them into the designated green bins at one of the food scraps compost drop-offs. Follow the signs when you arrive. The sites are accessible 24/7 and the service is free of charge.
Rinse container and repeat.

Images of items that can and cannot be placed in the food scrap drop-off containers

Learn more about the food scraps drop-offs and view maps and frequently asked questions at www.rockvillemd.gov/foodscraps.

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