Resources

Protect WIldlife and Pets from Rodenticide - DC Dept of Energy and Environment
How to prevent anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning in humans - National Capital Poison Center
Rat Riddance: Control Tips for Residents - DC Dept of Health fact sheets
How to deal with rats for restaurants or in your crawl space/barn/car/farm - Raptors are the Solution
How to Seal Up to Prevent Rodents - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Managing Rodents with Integrated Pest Management and New Technologies - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

There are 5 ways to compost in DC — choose what works best for you:

🗑️ Drop off at a 24/7 Smart Bin
Available in multiple neighborhoods across the city.
🧺 Bring it to a Participating Farmers Market
Free drop-off options on weekends. Check locations here.
🚛 Hire a Private Hauler to pick it up
Contract compost pickup service directly to your home or business (like Compost Cab, Compost Crew, Key Compost, Veteran Compost) or install on-site composting (like Loop Closing).
🏡 Join the Curbside Compost Pilot
Get on the waitlist for DC’s curbside pickup program.
🌱 Home Compost in Your Yard or Community Garden
See tips on how to prevent unwanted critters from accessing your compost from the Institute for Local Self Reliance..

- Ben Brasch: Tortured by rat infestation, they’re fighting rodents — and their landlords (7/23/24)
- Kyle Melnick: Flaco, New York’s famous owl, had rat poison in his system when he died (3/27/24)
- DC Health demonstrates how they work to address the rodent problem (4/7/23)
- Dominique Moody: Rodent problem? DC rodentologist shares no. 1 solution(6/14/23)
- Mark Segraves: Here's What's Behind the Exploding Rat Population in DC, Experts Say (4/7/23)
- Scott Gelman: DC’s Rodent Control Academy has tips for managing infestations(7/11/24)
- Patrick Hruby: This Is Why the Rats Are Winning in DC (1/17/24)
- GW installs outdoor anti-rat trash, recycling bins(1/21/24)
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