The first Wednesday of every month is Waste Free Wednesday at Full Circle Brewgarden in Englewood. From 6-9 pm, $1 from each full pour of beer will be donated to WFD. September also features a special upcycled art exhibition at Full Circle. Come meet Cincinnati artist Ethan Machelle as he discusses his creative process and how he developed his new medium. It is up-cycled art at it's finest as he 'recycles' cardboard waste into a type of clay.

We have been having monthly meetups (usually coffee chats, but also an occasional happy hour) for two years now, and we’re finally going to Val’s Bakery in Downtown Dayton. Join us on Friday, August 29th at 8:30 for coffee and a wide variety of delicious pastries. RSVP so we can save you a seat, email info@wastefreedayton.org.

This is Waste-Free Dayton’s second year tabling at this wonderful community event. Sample the distinctive flavors of the many cultures comprising Greater Old North Dayton!

Plus Free Entertainment, Children’s Activities & Community Information!

Water will be provided by the City of Dayton Water Truck Help reduce plastic waste – Bring your own reusable bottle!

Join WFD for this litter cleanup assisting the Old North Dayton neighborhood in preparation for the Taste of Old North Dayton event. The cleanup will take place in and around Stuart Patterson Park at 238 Baltimore St, Dayton, OH 45404. Supplies will be provided and lunch will be served at noon.

For our July litter cleanup, we encourage you to join us for the Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River on Friday, July 18th. We will be cleanup a section along the river near downtown Dayton. Sign up at https://forms.office.com/g/WAXxGGxTkk. For question 4, type in Waste-Free Dayton to be assigned to our group.

Join us on July 11th at 9:30am at Partial to Pie Bakery for our monthly coffee chat! All are welcome. Email info@wastefreedayton.org to RSVP.

Join us for the first Waste-Free Wednesday at Full Circle Brewgarden in Englewood. On the first Wednesday of every month, FCB will donate $1 for each full pour of beer to WFD between 6 and 9 pm. Each month, FCB will be collecting a hard to recycle item. For July 2025, you can bring any PakTech can holders to be recycled (WFD will be transporting them to the Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub at the end of the month.)

The next Montgomery County styrofoam recycling event taking place on Saturday, June 28th is going to be a collaboration among different community groups to encourage more recycling and reuse. This year, the 7 Circle of Kindness is teaming up with several local organizations that are passionate about preserving our environment and offer many services, allowing for reuse, repurposing, and recycling possibilities that go beyond traditional curbside recycling provided in the greater Dayton region.

6/23/25 Update - We are canceling this cleanup due to the extreme heat this week.

Our June Litter Cleanup will be in partnership with Unity Garden (108 Neal Ave, Dayton, OH 45405) in the Riverdale neighborhood near Kettering Health Dayton.

Join us for our Monthly Coffee Chat June 13th at 8:30am at Ernst Cafe in Troy! RVSP at info@wastefreedayton.org

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.