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  2. New York City waste management system - Wikipedia

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    In 2024, New York City is expanding its curbside composting program across all boroughs to reduce organic waste and generate compost or biogas. The program launched in phases, starting with Queens, which piloted the initiative successfully.

  3. New York mayor proposing composting mandate - AOL

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    Story at a glance New York City Mayor Eric Adams is proposing a new rule requiring residents to set aside leaves, grass, branches, and other yard waste outside of their homes for composting. The ...

  4. West Side Community Garden - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, the garden started a weekly food scrap dropoff program for the community. The composting program is led by a NYC Master Composter, who leads a volunteer team of 130 garden members to manage has aerated static pile that create compost for use in the garden. The WSCG participates in the NYC Food Scrap Drop Off Network. [2]

  5. Recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    8,660 – number of curbside recycling programs in 2006; 8,875 – number of curbside recycling programs in 2003; 95 – percentage of energy saved by recycling an aluminum can, compared with manufacturing a new one; 4.6 – pounds of trash per person per day (most in the world) 1.5 – pounds of recycled materials per person per day

  6. City compost programs turn garbage into 'black gold' that ...

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    Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many Americans’ relationships with food. To relieve some of the stress associated with shopping safely for groceries and ensure food ...

  7. New York OKs human composting law; 6th state in U.S. to do so

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    Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. Maybe his composted remains could be planted outside the family home in Vermont, or maybe they ...

  8. New York City Department of Sanitation - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Department of Sanitation is the largest sanitation department in the world, with 7,201 uniformed sanitation workers and supervisors, 2,041 civilian workers, 2,230 general collection trucks, 275 specialized collection trucks, 450 street sweepers, 365 snowplows, 298 front end loaders, and 2,360 support vehicles.

  9. NYC’s first-ever ‘garbage’ restaurant week is here: Michelin ...

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    Pegged to the citywide mandatory composting program that begins next week, kitchens across the Big Apple are getting creative to reduce, reuse and recycle their ingredients in the tastiest way ...