The City of Manassas sponsors a residential food waste composting program to help reduce the amount of food waste sent to the landfill. Food waste can be recycled into compost, a natural soil enhancer, that helps to improve the health of the soil and can reduce the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Weekly collected food scraps will be taken nearby to the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility and recycled into high-quality compost.
The City of Manassas has been working with Compost Crew to launch the Curbside Food Waste Composting Program. Since early 2021, City of Manassas residents participating in the program have collected 39,600 pounds of food scraps to be turned into compost.
Residents who sign up to participate in the program will receive a 7-gallon container to separate out food scraps. Bins are lined with compostable liners to help keep the container clean. Compost Crew will empty the bin and a new liner on the weekly collection day. The current collection day is Monday (this may change as the program grows).
Residents who participate in the composting program pay $10 per month which is a significant discount from the standard rates.
For more information please contact the Compost Crew directly at (301) 202-4450.
City residents that want to participate in food waste composting but don’t want the curbside service can bring it to the City of Manassas Public Food Waste Composting drop-off site located at the trash enclosure at the Farmers Market/Commuter Parking Lot on Prince William Street (across from Baldwin) at no charge, instead of going to the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility.
If you have curbside service from Compost Crew, collected food scraps will be taken to the nearby
Balls Ford Road Compost Facility and recycled into compost.