Tag: composting

Composting in parks can reduce greenhouse gases, improve soil health, and create green jobs.

Will Curbside Composting help the city’s rat problem? Will buildings that don’t comply be fined? These and more answers here.

Sunday, October 6th is the date the city's Department of Sanitation begins collecting compost from all residential buildings in Manhattan.

October 6 is the date when the city's Department of Sanitation (DSNY) begins collecting compost from all residential buildings in Manhattan.

According to the Open Data Portal, the amount of compostable material collected on the UWS increased by 15% from July 2023 to June 2024.

All is not what it seems.

About 30% of what city residents put in their trash is food scraps and other potential compost that attracts rats and contributes to greenhouse gas production in landfills.

On Sunday morning, nearly all of the bins north of West 66th Street were full or nearly full.

The latest rollout has brought 20 bins to the Upper West Side, between West 59th Street and West 92nd Street.

“Our goal is to disrupt the waste cycle by turning our yard waste into nutrient-rich compost right here in the park."

Anyone who lives on the Upper West Side is eligible for the DSNY’s composting program, only now it's not automatic.

"The only way to get rid of the rats is to do organics," City Councilmember Gale Brewer told the crowd at a

After being suspended in May 2020, due to pandemic-related budget cuts, curbside compost collection

A popular composting program that was cut from the city budget is coming back, but people will have to opt-in to bring

Composting — recycling food waste — is having a tough time catching on in New York City. In May, 2018, the city announced it was curtailing