Our October 2025 coffee chat will be at Partial to Pie Bakery on Tuesday, October 28th at 8:30 am. RSVP to let us know you’re coming by emailing info@wastefreedayton.org.

For Make A Difference Day, we partnering with the City of Kettering and the Little Miami Watershed Network on an invasive plant removal event at State Farm Park on Saturday, October 25th from 9 am to 12 pm.

Register to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA9AA29A6F5C43-58800215-invasive#/

Join us for a Make a Difference Day Litter Cleanup in the Historic Inner East! We will meet at the intersection of Hamilton Ave & Yates St in the Newcom Plain neighborhood on Friday, October 24th at 12 pm.

Volunteer registration: https://forms.gle/Ue1BmqHDt7Dtb1AY6

The City of Kettering is hosting this quarter’s styrofoam recycling event, which includes shredding, small electronics, and hard-to-recycle items collected by Waste-Free Dayton and Washington Centerville Public Library.

For October’s Waste-Free Wednesday at Full Circle Brewgarden in Englewood, we’re hosting a Native Plant Happy Hour and Seed Swap. Join WFD along with Tadmor Greenes and Meadowsweet Ecological Landscapes for an informal happy hour at Full Circle. There will not be a formal presentation. We encourage you to mingle and talk to one another about native plants and eco-friendly landscaping.

Do you know what Electric Power Aggregation is? Do you know if you’re taking advantage of it? Join us for an informative session with City of Dayton Sustainability Manager Meg Maloney as she explains the city’s electric aggregation plan, how to take part in it, and other ways to save on your utility bills. Register to attend here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-mrbEbnpQC6Kli9RktBN8A

Come to Bibibop near the University of Dayton on Monday, September 22nd between open and close and get 20% of your bill donated to Waste-Free Dayton when you present this flyer. Online orders, use BIBIFUNDRAISER at checkout.

Join us for the 6th Annual Dayton Vegan Food and Drink Festival presented by Sprouting Dreams LLC on September 21st at Downtown Dayton Courthouse Square and presented by Sprouting Dreams LLC.

Please join us for EcoFEST 2025 as we provide fun and family oriented education focused on helping the planet!

Recycled Artwork / Waste Free Sorting / Halloween Costume Exchange / EV Car Show … and more!

Learn more at https://www.playkettering.org/event/ecofest/ .

For our September coffee chat, we will check out the new Warehouse 4 location in Beavercreek, located at 3210 Seajay Dr, located just off 35.

RSVP by email to info@wastefreedayton.org.

Join us as we return to the Unity Garden for a litter cleanup in the Riverdale neighborhood. This will also be one of the sites for Kettering College’s Community Service Day. Bring a reusable water bottle and wear suitable clothing (e.g closed toe shoes). Trash bags, gloves, and litter grabbers will be provided.

Volunteer Registration: https://forms.gle/WoUkcTRKjVCkJZ9S8

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)