The largest curbside composting program in the nation has arrived in Queens. Here is how it works.
The Sanitation Department's curbside composting program in Queens began Monday. The program is available to all residents of the borough. Sanitation will pick up compost on the same day as recycling.Say goodbye to your garbage troubles — the largest curbside composting program in the nation has arrived in"Composting is such an easy thing that you can do," Queens resident Kaari Casey told Fox 5 News.
This is a three-month pilot program. Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department hopes to make the program permanent and citywide.Food waste includes fruit and vegetable scraps, cheese, bones, eggshells, paper plates, and used coffee filters. Food waste does not include diapers, hygienic or foam products, wrappers, or packaging. Residents can also compost yard waste, such as leaves and grass clippings.
Once the organic waste is collected, some of it will head to a composting facility on Staten Island and undergo a process to bring nutrient-rich soil back to the city'sThe pilot program also has another appeal far beyond its environmental benefits. Neighbors are hoping it will help stem the city's rodent problem.
"If you throw it out in the right place, it would be great so that we prevent insects, rats, and all those things. That will help a lot," one Astoria business owner said.Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch and department's composting mascot named Scrappy came to Good Day New York to explain how the curbside composting program in Queens works. All Queens residents can participate. Crews will come by once a week to pick up compostable waste on the same day as recycling.
Metal, glass, rigid plastic, beverage cartons, clean recyclable paper, or cardboard. Place these items in recycling. New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch talks about the weekly curbside composting program starting on Oct. 3, 2022, in Queens. The Sanitation Department will collect leaf yard waste, food scraps, and food-soiled paper from all residential buildings, including single-family homes, small apartment buildings, and multi-unit residential buildings.
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