Composting
The mayor said he would expand collection of food and yard scraps when he was running. Now he's cutting the city's collection program.
Feb 17, 3:09 PM
Buildings must opt-in to the program, and anyone who didn’t have curbside pickup before the pandemic still won’t.
Apr 23, 2021 5:19 PM
By 2017, the program was serving 300,000 households, 722 schools, agencies and institutions, and 80 drop-off points. In 2019, the city collected 50,000 tons of compostables from curbside service alone. What happened?
Jan 12, 2021 3:21 PM
'It's been a low priority for City Hall... You can't under-fund and under-nourish the organics program and call your city a believer in sustainability. It just doesn't make sense.'
Updated: Jun 25, 2019 1:12 PM
Only about 3 percent of the organics waste produced by residents in the program is getting recycled.
Updated: Jun 19, 2018 8:11 PM
Neighborhoods getting composting include Williamsburg, Woodside, Long Island City and Fieldston.
Updated: Mar 24, 2017 12:43 PM
The true test of your commitment to fighting the drumbeat of global warming is how amenable we are to adjusting to small but meaningful changes in our everyday lives.
Updated: Oct 8, 2015 4:45 PM