Food Scraps Recycling Drop-off Returns to Westside Community Market on Saturday, April 11, 2026
Free food scraps recycling drop-off will be back once again at the West Community Market.
The first date food scraps will be accepted at this market is Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Look for the free food scraps drop-off to drop off your coffee grounds, eggshells, and appropriate vegetable and fruit scraps so they can be composted.
Westside Community Market Details
You will find the West Community Farmers' Market at 505 S Rosa Rd. The market is held in the parking lots of the MG&E Innovation Center at the University Research Park.
Food scraps drop-off will be available at this market on Saturdays from 7:00am to 12:30pm.
The appropriate scraps will be accepted every Saturday morning starting on April 11, 2026, and ending on October 31, 2026.
Additional details about the Westside Community Market can be found on their website.
What food scraps can you bring to the market to compost?
You can bring coffee grounds, eggshells, raw fruits, raw vegetables, and other similar scraps.
Do not bring meat, bones, baked goods, compostable plastics, paper products, grease, or dairy products (including cheese).
Read more about what you can, and cannot, bring in for composting to the food scraps drop-off sites on the Streets Division's Food Scraps website.
Staff at the food scraps drop-off tent will be there to help you, too, if you have any questions.
Will there be other market sites?
Yes!
The West Community Market is just the first of four total market sites the City of Madison will have this season.
The markets begin collection at different times.
Details about each of the market sites, including when they open, can be found on our food scraps website.
More food scraps information
Additional information about food waste prevention, food donation, and food scraps recycling can be found on the food scraps website.