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.

Organics Committee

October 30, 2023

Compost, Organics

Pumpkins Are Not Trash - Take The Pumpkin Pledge!

Organics Committee

October 30, 2023

Compost, Organics

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!

Organics Committee

June 9, 2023

Organics, Waste, Environment

What Happens to NYC’s Organic Waste?

Organics Committee

June 9, 2023

Organics, Waste, Environment

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

MSWAB

April 28, 2023

Organics, Environment, DSNY

All-SWAB Staten Island Compost Facility Tour

MSWAB

April 28, 2023

Organics, Environment, DSNY

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.

Matt Civiello

October 25, 2022

Organics

Breaking Down Urban Organics

Matt Civiello

October 25, 2022

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.

Deneile Cooper

August 31, 2021

Recycling, Organics, Waste

NYCHA and the NYC Solid Waste Advisory Boards (SWAB) Convene Panel

Deneile Cooper

August 31, 2021

Recycling, Organics, Waste

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

Christine Johnson

May 26, 2021

Organics, Environment

MSWAB Compost Grant Winners in the News

Christine Johnson

May 26, 2021

Organics, Environment

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.

Website Committee Chair

March 12, 2021

Organics, Waste, Environment

Organic Waste Diversion and Sustainability: NRDC Testimony on NYC's FY 2022 Budget

Website Committee Chair

March 12, 2021

Organics, Waste, Environment

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.