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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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Dec 2021

Government News

More Neighborhoods and ‘Smart’ Bins Added to NYC’s Composting Program

Last week, the city started curbside pick-ups in additional districts in Manhattan, Brooklyn and one in The Bronx. The service, which was put on hold throughout the pandemic, resumed this…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: New York City’s Food Waste is a Solvable Issue

‘We know how to reduce food waste, we just need to find the will to do it.’

ByKevin Irving 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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Jun 2016

In Depth

Saving NYC’s Food Waste From Both Landfill and Compost

While composting food waste is better that simply burying it in landfills, both techniques have their costs, and both involve a fundamental failure: The food could have been eaten.

ByGuglielmo Mattioli 2Comments

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Jan 2016

Economy In Depth

NYC Freegans Fight Food Waste One Dumpster-Dive at a Time

Their nighttime tours to find edible items among what restaurants and grocery stores have discarded fill their pantries—and raise the question of whether a larger solution to hunger lies in…

ByAliza Chasan 1Comment

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

More Neighborhoods and ‘Smart’ Bins Added to NYC’s Composting Program

Opinion: New York City’s Food Waste is a Solvable Issue

Curbside Composting Program Restarts with Low Participation and High Cost

Saving NYC’s Food Waste From Both Landfill and Compost

NYC Freegans Fight Food Waste One Dumpster-Dive at a Time

Newsletter

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

More Neighborhoods and ‘Smart’ Bins Added to NYC’s Composting Program

Opinion: New York City’s Food Waste is a Solvable Issue

Curbside Composting Program Restarts with Low Participation and High Cost

Saving NYC’s Food Waste From Both Landfill and Compost

NYC Freegans Fight Food Waste One Dumpster-Dive at a Time

Newsletter

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