by storres 
Americans waste A LOT of food–35 million tons a year! In fact, we throw out more food than plastic, paper, metal, or glass. If that wasn’t scary enough, this disturbing trend is increasing each year. In NYC, approximately 35 percent of our garbage consists of discarded food. This is where the beauty of a city wide composting program comes into play.
A couple years ago, New York City set an ambitious goal of diverting 75 percent of…
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This is great news! They had been picking up compost in front of the Garden on Wednesday mornings, but they haven’t been there the past couple of weeks. I hope this is successful and that the convenience of curbside pick-up encourages people to participate.
Yay! I hope my landlord will do this! If it costs him money though, he probably won’t. I just keep my compost in the freezer and bring it to McCarren Park every Saturday. Let’s do this BK!!
How do we join the program?
I wonder if it will smell in the summer?
Forghettabout smell , now its a food fest for rats,cats,maggots and the homeless
I’m so excited for this! No more trekking to the farmers market every week.
It is more sensible ‘trekking’ to the farmers’ market, rather than having more bins and trucks on the street.