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Applications are now open for the 2026 NYCHA Resident Climate Action Grant Program, which funds sustainability projects in the city’s public housing developments. Past winners scored money for community gardens,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Land Use and Development Resources

NYC Expands Free Compost Give-Away Sites. Here’s Where to Get Yours This Summer

Find out where to get free composting this summer for your yard, garden or neighborhood tree pits—made from decomposed food scraps and yard waste.

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

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Jan 2025

Climate and Environment Education Government Profiles

The Fight to Keep Community Composting Alive in NYC

Nando Rodriguez from Brotherhood Sister Sol is leading a campaign to bring 1,000 composting sites to every borough. Here’s why he’s doing it.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Climate and Environment Government

Bill Seeks to Boost NYC’s Composting Capacity With More Borough-Based Sites

Most of the food scraps and yard waste collected by the city isn’t getting composted. Instead, it’s being turned into fuel to heat people’s homes—and that’s not actually great for…

ByMariana Simões 15Comments

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Jan 2024

Climate and Environment Government

Opinion: Community Composting Produces More Than Just Good Dirt

“Our best hope for a better future lies in communities coming together to care for the land we inhabit. Losing city-funded community composting programs will make that much harder.”

ByGreta Wong 2Comments

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Jan 2023

Government

Sanitation Department Adds 200 ‘Smart Bins’ in NYC’s Latest Composting Expansion

Organic waste collection has become a growing priority as the city seeks to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, though its composting efforts have been rolled…

ByMary Cunningham 6Comments

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Dec 2020

Climate and Environment News Opinion

Opinion: Parks’ Plan to Evict Beloved Composting Sites Would Strike Blow to NYC Climate Goals

‘The decision runs directly contrary to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious climate objectives, his “Zero Waste to landfills” goals and his long-standing commitment to environmental justice.’

ByMelissa Iachan

ByEric A. Goldstein 1Comment

Got a Green Idea for NYCHA? This Grant Could Help Fund It

NYC Expands Free Compost Give-Away Sites. Here’s Where to Get Yours This Summer

The Fight to Keep Community Composting Alive in NYC

Bill Seeks to Boost NYC’s Composting Capacity With More Borough-Based Sites

Opinion: Community Composting Produces More Than Just Good Dirt

Sanitation Department Adds 200 ‘Smart Bins’ in NYC’s Latest Composting Expansion

Opinion: Parks’ Plan to Evict Beloved Composting Sites Would Strike Blow to NYC Climate Goals

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Got a Green Idea for NYCHA? This Grant Could Help Fund It

NYC Expands Free Compost Give-Away Sites. Here’s Where to Get Yours This Summer

The Fight to Keep Community Composting Alive in NYC

Bill Seeks to Boost NYC’s Composting Capacity With More Borough-Based Sites

Opinion: Community Composting Produces More Than Just Good Dirt

Sanitation Department Adds 200 ‘Smart Bins’ in NYC’s Latest Composting Expansion

Opinion: Parks’ Plan to Evict Beloved Composting Sites Would Strike Blow to NYC Climate Goals

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