The city sanitation department’s proposal to eliminate funding for community composting means most food waste collected through public programs will become gas or landfill, not compost. Under proposed budget cuts as part of a wider agenda to trim city spending, community compost organizations — GrowNYC, the Lower East Side Ecology Center, BIG Reuse and Earth […]
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Dumpster Dive: What’s in NYC’s Trash Now — and What’s Not
New Yorkers are throwing away less, but recycling less too, according to new city data.
Posted inEnvironment
As NYC Expands Food Scrap Collection, Local Composting Businesses Seek New Clients
Many of the small composters that had stepped in to provide New Yorkers options during the pandemic are pivoting to collecting commercial organic waste.
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Crackdown Continues at Corona Plaza, Where Vendors Had Thrived
Even licensed vendors were feeling the heat this week, while ousted ones replaced carts with clipboards as they petitioned to return.
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How to Compost Yard Waste Curbside in New York
Garbage rules are changing June 30 for people in Queens, with Brooklyn following quickly behind. Here’s what to know about separating your grass clippings from your regular trash.
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Under Adams, Sanitation Department Sweeps Up Jobs From Other Agencies
The DSNY is now taking on highway cleanup, adding to its new roles with street vendor enforcement and graffiti cleanup.
Posted inVendors
Street Vendor Oversight Shift to Department of Sanitation Gets Trash Talk From Council
Mayor Eric Adams pulls out of a de Blasio-era overhaul that sought to give immigrant street sellers a fighting chance to make a legit living without police involvement.
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As Battery Fires Mount, Sanitation Department Scrambles to Deal with the Hazardous Aftermath
A DSNY facility in Gravesend, Brooklyn that stored damaged batteries reached capacity last year, leading the city to issue an emergency procurement to remove them.
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Are New York City Streets Getting Filthier? The Numbers Aren’t So Clear
The mayor’s most recent management report showed the number of streets rated ‘filthy’ is up — but the sanitation department argues it’s due to the methodology used.