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‘Mayor Adams has taken on the admirable challenge of promoting plant-based diets because of their health benefits to individuals. In many ways, composting and healthy eating go hand-in-hand, improving human…

ByNancy Holt

ByCalder Orr 1Comment

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Oct 2021

Government

Curbside Composting Program Restarts with Low Participation and High Cost

The program, which has been on hold since May 2020, kicks off again Monday in four Brooklyn neighborhoods as a budget report notes high costs to sustain it.

ByLiz Donovan 5Comments

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Jul 2021

Climate and Environment

NYC Council Considers Waste Transfer Bill That Would Roll Back Environmental Gains in Queens, Critics Say

Two waste processing companies in Queens, whose permitted capacity may be increased under the legislation, are also facing a potential lawsuit alleging they are in violation of the Clean Water…

ByLiz Donovan 3Comments

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Sep 2020

Government Podcasts

Outgoing Sanitation Chief and de Blasio Fixer Discusses Possible Mayoral Run

Kathryn Garcia, the city’s sanitation commissioner, food czar and former interim NYCHA chief, has resigned from working for the current mayor, perhaps with an eye on becoming the next one.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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May 2019

CLARIFY

City’s Reduced Compost Pickups are Rotten, Says Queens Board

Queens Community Board 11 wants the Sanitation Department to reinstate twice weekly food scrap pick-ups, reporting that fewer residents are participating in the program since the collections were reduced.

ByManoli Figetakis 1Comment

Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Think Outside the Composting Box

Curbside Composting Program Restarts with Low Participation and High Cost

NYC Council Considers Waste Transfer Bill That Would Roll Back Environmental Gains in Queens, Critics Say

Outgoing Sanitation Chief and de Blasio Fixer Discusses Possible Mayoral Run

City’s Reduced Compost Pickups are Rotten, Says Queens Board

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Opinion: It’s Time for NYC to Think Outside the Composting Box

Curbside Composting Program Restarts with Low Participation and High Cost

NYC Council Considers Waste Transfer Bill That Would Roll Back Environmental Gains in Queens, Critics Say

Outgoing Sanitation Chief and de Blasio Fixer Discusses Possible Mayoral Run

City’s Reduced Compost Pickups are Rotten, Says Queens Board

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