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Press Release #21-53

Date Published:

2021-12-10

Description:

DSNY installed 16 pioneering “Smart Bins” to collect food scraps in Astoria, Queens. Along with a similar pilot launched by Alliance for Downtown New York in Lower Manhattan this week, these bins are the first test of an effort to allow round-the-clock drop-off of compostable material.

Agency:

Sanitation, Department of (DSNY)

Subject(s):

Food, Recycling, and Refuse and Refuse Disposal

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Press Release #21-41

Date Published:

2021-10-15

Description:

The Department of Sanitation announced the next Community Boards to receive Curbside Composting following its pandemic-related suspension and relaunch. Service is being restored as a sign-up only program.

Agency:

Sanitation, Department of (DSNY)

Subject(s):

Food, Environment, and Recycling

Report Type:

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Press Release #21-30

Date Published:

2021-08-04

Description:

The NYC Department of Sanitation has announced that curbside composting is on the way back to many city residents! By composting, New Yorkers keep their neighborhoods clean, reduce waste being sent to landfills, create compost for City Parks, and produce clean, renewable energy to heat homes.

Agency:

Sanitation, Department of (DSNY)

Subject(s):

Refuse and Refuse Disposal, Recycling, and Food

Report Type:

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