Food Scraps Recycling Drop-off Returns to Madison Eastside Farmers' Market on Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Free food scraps recycling drop-off returns to the Madison Eastside Farmers' Market for the 2026 season!
The first date food scraps will be accepted is Tuesday, April 28, 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.
At the food scraps tent you can get a free bucket for carrying food scraps, guides, and even fun stickers about our collection goals.
Food scraps drop-off at the Madison Eastside Market is the second food scraps drop-off site to open for the season. The first market site is located at the Westside Community Market.
Madison Eastside Farmers' Market Details
You will find the Madison Eastside Farmers' Market at 202 S. Ingersoll Street within McPike Park. There is plenty of free adjacent parking along East Wilson Street, or it's an easy trip down the Capital City Trail.
Food scraps drop-off will be available at this market on Tuesdays from 4:00pm to 7:00pm
The appropriate scraps will be accepted every Tuesday evening starting on April 28, 2026, and ending on October 27, 2026.
Additional details about the Madison Eastside Farmers' 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 Madison Eastside Market is the second 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.