Falls Church Community Organics Drop-Off

Falls Church’s 24-hour food scrap bins behind City Hall, free for anyone who lives or works in the city, with hours.

Falls Church Community Organics Drop-Off is run by the City of Falls Church Department of Public Works behind the City Hall and Community Center parking lot at 300 Park Ave., in a fenced enclosure next to the tennis courts. Its hours are 24 hours a day, the bins are unlocked, and anyone who lives or works in the city can use them free. They take food scraps and food-soiled paper under the same rules as the yellow organics cart, and visitors take their trash with them.

Serves: Falls Church trash pickup and recycling rules.

Type: Yard waste and compost site
State: Virginia
City: Falls Church
Address: 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046 (behind the City Hall and Community Center parking lot, next to the tennis courts)
Hours: 24 hours a day, every day
Who can use it: Anyone who lives or works in the City of Falls Church
Fees: Free
Takes: Food scraps: fruits and vegetables, grains, bread and pasta, coffee grounds and filters, eggshells, meat and bones; napkins, paper towels, greasy pizza boxes and uncoated paper takeout containers
Does not take: Plastic bags or wrappers, glass, metal cans or foil, textiles, treated wood, paint, chemicals, batteries, electronics, liquids, pet waste, diapers, tissues, hygiene products, medical waste, diseased plants, animal carcasses, grease and oils; trash
Run by: City of Falls Church Department of Public Works
Phone: 703-248-5160
Official website: fallschurchva.gov
Primary source: fallschurchva.gov
Last verified: September 24, 2026

Questions

What are the Falls Church Community Organics Drop-Off hours?

The bins are open 24 hours a day, every day. Enter the fenced enclosure next to the tennis courts through the sliding door.

What can I put in the Falls Church Community Organics Drop-Off bins?

Fruits and vegetables, grains, bread, coffee grounds and filters, eggshells, meat and bones, napkins, paper towels, greasy pizza boxes and uncoated paper takeout containers. No plastic bags, glass, metal, pet waste, diapers, liquids, grease or oils.

Who can use the Falls Church Community Organics Drop-Off?

Anyone who lives or works in the City of Falls Church, at no charge. Curbside customers also have a yellow organics cart collected every Wednesday, which is included in the city’s solid waste fee.

Sources

City of Falls Church: Organics Program

Sources and corrections

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