Capitol Hill has a high concentration of rowhouses, largely from the 19th century, and Dupont Circle's rowhouses were mostly built before 1900. When Zelbi opens in Washington DC, one photo is enough to pass a spare piece to someone nearby.
Skip the donation drop-off in Washington DC
People across the Washington DC metro search for "donation centers near me" and "pickup furniture donation", each 1K-10K times a month. The city's bulk trash page says the Department of Public Works collects bulky items by appointment for households on its trash service, up to seven items per appointment.
On Zelbi, you take one photo, Zelbi writes the listing, and you pick the day and time. Then you meet the claimer at the door or leave the item outside for them.
Free furniture pickup in Washington DC
Adams Morgan has 19th-century Victorian rowhomes, and Capitol Hill's rowhouses largely date from the 19th century too. With curbside pickup, the giver chooses when the item goes out, and the claimer confirms that time in the app.
The 1991–2020 normals show 117.7 days a year with at least 0.01 inches of precipitation. The giver sets the time an item goes outside, and the claimer confirms it in the app.
Free stuff near you in Washington DC
Zelbi's map shows each listing as a neighborhood area, not an address. A crib listed in Columbia Heights or a chair listed in Petworth would appear as its neighborhood area, never the giver's address.
When Zelbi opens in Washington DC, a listing could come from Dupont Circle, where the area has many embassies, often in historic homes, or from Adams Morgan, where Columbia Road is a center of the culinary scene.
Items on Zelbi are free. The only charge is a $2 platform fee, paid by the person who claims an item; giving something away costs nothing.
A simpler alternative to Craigslist free, Freecycle, Buy Nothing and Trash Nothing
A free group on Facebook filed under Washington DC counts tens of thousands of members. "Free things near me" and "freecycle" each draw 1K-10K searches a month across the metro, and Craigslist's Washington DC area has a subarea labeled "district of columbia". Each claim runs through a Zelbi account with an authorized payment behind it.
One photo, no typing
Zelbi writes the listing from your photo, so there's no description to type out for a dresser.
Accounts behind claims
A claim runs through a Zelbi account with an authorized payment behind it, so nobody comes to the door anonymously.
Address kept private
Your exact address is shared only after the claim's payment is authorized, and only with the claimer.
Zelbi is an independent app. It is not affiliated with Craigslist, The Freecycle Network, the Buy Nothing Project or Trash Nothing. Their names belong to their owners.
Moving or decluttering in Washington DC?
Last spring, George Washington University's main move-out deadline was noon on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Georgetown University's non-graduating residents had until 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2026, or within 24 hours of their last exam, whichever came first.
When one of the 329,687 households in Washington DC moves, one photo of each item is enough to start a listing, and the giver picks the day and time.
Bring Zelbi to Washington DC
When Zelbi opens in Washington DC, whatever you no longer need can find a new home nearby, from Capitol Hill to Petworth.
Join the waitlist