Mandatory Curbside “Composting” Expands to Manhattan week of October 6!
Mailers to all Manhattan residents, announcing the expansion of mandatory curbside organics collection to our borough, have gone out! Order your free bin NOW! Deadline is August 30 to receive by October 6 with final deadline October 30, 2024. It's time to talk to your building management and get ready!
Less beef, more leftovers: 21 food sustainability resolutions for 2024
Thanks to the Guardian article Less beef, more leftovers: 21 food sustainability resolutions for 2024 highlighting the MSWAB and MSWAB Member Anna Sacks’ important work
December 6 #SaveOurCompost Rally
The rally held in City Hall Park on December 6th opposing the Adam’s administration budget which would end funding for collection and processing of organic food scraps city-wide as well as delay the roll-out of long planned residential collections.
Pumpkins Are Not Trash - Take The Pumpkin Pledge!
Of the nearly 2 Billion pounds of pumpkins grown in the United States, an estimated 1.3 Billion pounds were simply trashed instead of eaten or composted. It seems that Jack-O-Lanterns comprise their own scary group of Halloween food waste, haunting landfills!
What Happens to NYC’s Organic Waste?
A panel discussion moderated by Council Member Sandy Nurse discussing community and municipal composting and anaerobic digestion. Monday, Jun 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite
All-SWAB Staten Island Compost Facility Tour
SWAB members – representing all 3 SWABs – went on a tour of the Staten Island (SI) Compost Facility led by Marguerite Manela, from the NYC Dept. of Sanitation’s Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
Breaking Down Urban Organics
This policy brief examines key features and outcomes of San Francisco’s mandatory organics diversion program, and draws lessons from this experience for the introduction of citywide residential organics collection in New York City.
NYCHA and the NYC Solid Waste Advisory Boards (SWAB) Convene Panel
NYCHA officials from the Energy & Sustainability, Waste Management, and Pest Control departments today joined community leaders from the Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens Solid Waste Advisory Boards (SWAB) for a panel discussion on the future of waste recycling in New York City
MSWAB Compost Grant Winners in the News
MSWAB’s three compost grant winners, Harlem Grown, Riverside-Inwood Community Garden and Davidson Avenue Community Garden are in the news! Check out the story and where you can drop off your compost around NYC.
Organic Waste Diversion and Sustainability: NRDC Testimony on NYC's FY 2022 Budget
NRDC is part of the Save Our Compost coalition. And we join our colleagues in urging the Council to boost funding for these and related programs to 14.7 million dollars in the final FY 22 budget.