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Curbside Composting is coming to

Five Boroughs of New York City

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
YC Department of Sanitation,
Office of Ethnic and Commu-
Nnity media held a roundtable
ahead of launch of Five-Borough
Curbside Composting. DSNY Com-
missioner Jessica S. Tisch addressed
the virtual roundtable attended by
media persons and answered their
queries. Curbside Composting is
currently available to all residents in
Brooklyn and Queens. The service is
year-round every week, and collec-
tion is on the recycling day.
Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch
joined the NYC Department of San- DSNY Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch Curbside composting in the city
itation (DSNY) in April 2022, fol-
lowing over a decade of experience
transforming government agencies to Commissioner Tisch informed 2024, DSNY diverted 260 million that there are 400 smart bins avail-
work more efficiently and effectively that leaf and yard waste, food scraps, pounds of compostable material from able across all 5 boroughs. There are
for New Yorkers. and food soiled paper can be compost- landfill, 65 percent increase from two few misconceptions also with regard
The Department of Sanitation ed. However, metal, glass, plastic and years ago. And that’s just from Brook- to composting like it attracts rats and
(DSNY) collects leaf and yard waste, medical waste cannot be composted. lyn and Queens! The Citywide rollout other rodents; it is complicated, meat,
food scraps, and food-soiled paper This is the largest, easiest compost- of the largest, easiest curbside com- dairy cooked food can’t be compost-
and turns it into compost or renew- ing program ever where you simply posting program ever will increase ed. Through this informative session,
able energy. place your material out and where all these numbers even more. Curbside DSNY spread the word and cleared
It keeps New York City clean, residential buildings must participate composting is also available at ev- the misconceptions about curbside
safe, and healthy by collecting, recy- including single family homes, small ery public school in New York City, composting. They are also doing
cling, and disposing of waste, cleaning apartment buildings, and multi-unit which are 1,950 unique public schools, door-to-door canvassing to make the
streets, attacking the scourge of illegal residential buildings. plus some private and charter schools. New Yorkers aware of the process of
dumping, and clearing snow and ice. She further added, in Fiscal Year Commissioner Tisch reiterated composting.

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