Attention runners, walkers, and outdoor enthusiasts! We invite you to join us for a special event at Up and Running in Troy on Global Running Day, Wednesday, June 4. We will participate in the normal Wednesday evening group run/walk from the store at 6 pm, and then meet back for refreshments afterwards. There will be door prizes and information on how to get involved with protecting and conserving our outdoors and precious natural resources.

It’s your last chance to see the All Else Pales 2 exhibtion at StudioKroner in Cincinnati. The Closing Reception will take place from 1 to 4 pm.

For our May cleanup, we are partnering with Westwood Right Project CDC and Crossroad Church to clean up different areas in the Westwood neighborhood. We will be picking up litter and debris, tackling illegal dump sites, and doing some work in several community and flower gardens. We will provide trash bags, gloves, and litter grabbers for the cleanup, and gardening tools for the garden work. Pizza provided for volunteers at noon.

Join us for our Monthly Coffee Chat on May 13th at 8 AM at Blue Sky Coffee. All are welcome to join the conversation about sustainability and share their own journey toward a greener lifestyle.

RSVP: info@wastefreedayton.org 💌

This is an event featuring our friends, Devan Horton and Paul Kroner at StudioKroner in Cincinnati.

Join us for Artist Talk #2 as part of All Else Pales 2, featuring two visionary local eco-artists, Devan Horton and Julio Bianco. Through their work, these artists explore the delicate relationship between humans and nature, using creative expression to highlight environmental concerns and spark meaningful dialogue.

We are looking forward to being a host site again this year for the Living City Project. Last year, over 800 volunteers served in 32 neighborhoods, picking up over 136 tons of litter and debris. Waste-Free Dayton is hosting a cleanup site in the Newcom Plain neighborhood, one of our frequent cleanup spots.

This year our Earth Day Litter Cleanups, in partnership with several local business owners, entrepreneurs, and community activists, will take place at different locations in Kettering, during two different sessions.

Session 1: 10 am - 12 pm behind Kettering Street Maintenance and Repair, 2800 Acorn Dr.

Session 2: 4 pm - 6 pm at Delco Park (family friendly cleanup)

Make your lunch or dinner plans for Bibibop in Centerville to Dine and Donate to Waste-Free Dayton for a special Earth Day fundraiser. On Tuesday, April 22 from open (10:30 am) to close (9:30 pm) just show the flyer or mention the WFD fundraiser, and 20% of your purchase will be donated to us. Online orders, use the code BIBIFUNDRAISER.

This year our Earth Day Litter Cleanups, in partnership with several local business owners, entrepreneurs, and community activists, will take place at different locations in Kettering, during two different sessions.

Session 1: 10 am - 12 pm behind Kettering Street Maintenance and Repair, 2800 Acorn Dr.

Session 2: 4 pm - 6 pm at Delco Park (family friendly cleanup)

All Else Pales: 2 is a multi-disciplinary art exhibition curated to inspire reflection and motivate action toward environmental stewardship. This exhibition will showcase five artists whose thought-provoking installations delve into themes of nature, ecology, and climate change. All Else Pales: 2 will also feature poets, performers, and environmental scientists participating in panel discussions designed to engage attendees both emotionally and intellectually.

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.