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Citywide composting program expansion and success
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Commissioner Lojan highlights the success and expansion of the citywide composting program.
- The program now serves the entire city, providing weekly collection of compostable materials on recycling days
- No sign-ups or special dates are required, making participation simple for residents
- In fiscal year 2024, DSNY diverted 265 million pounds of compostable material from landfills, a 65% increase from two years prior
- The program includes free distribution of high-quality compost to NYC gardeners
- A new compost distribution site in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has been added, with plans for a third site in Queens
Javier Lojan
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Now I will seek to contain the desire to talk about bins and move to another exciting topic, composting and the beneficial use of source separated organic material.
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While curb curbside composting programs have existed in New York City for the last decade, until last October, none had ever served more than approximately 40% of the city.
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When mayor Adams took office, he committed to developing a universal program that works for New Yorkers, and the team at the SNY set to work developing a model built for long term success.
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The resulting program is now running the entire in the entirety of our city providing residents with simple universal weekly collection of leaf leaf and yard waste, food scraps, and food soil paper products on their recycling day.
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That simplicity is the most important part of the program.
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There's no need for sign ups, special dates to remember, or specific locations to visit within limited hours.
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Simply place your materials out on the recycling day, your sanitation workers will collect it from your home, and we'll ensure it's put to good use.
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This is a composting program for program for all New Yorkers.
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Make the separation of compostable material easy and people would do it will do it.
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And we have the numbers to back this up.
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In fiscal year twenty twenty four, DSNY diverted 265,000,000 pounds of compostable material from landfill, an incredible increase of 65% from two years before.
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This is a testament to the value of simple universal programs.
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But we still hear from residents of larger buildings in particular that their landlords are not offering an opportunity to participate in this program.