This coming month the number of people in Brooklyn
participating in the newly launched composting program will be doubling.
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| More composting means less landfilling. GARBAGE SCOWS BRING SOLID WASTE, FOR USE AS LANDFILL, TO FRESH KILLS ON STATEN ISLAND, JUST EAST OF CARTERET, NJ |
In the fall of 2013 Windsor Terrace became the first Brooklyn
neighborhood to receive special composting trash receptacles. About six months
later, in the spring of 2014, several neighborhoods were added to the pilot
program: Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights, South Slope, Park Slope, and parts of
Gowanus.
Now it’s time for Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and
the Columbia Street Waterfront District to join up. The parts of Park Slope and
Gowanus that were not included before will also be included. To see if you are
part of this new stage in trash collecting, go to the website of the NYC
Department of Sanitation where you can find a PDF with a map of the newly
expanded area.
All households participating in this composting program will
receive compost bins to place on the street next to their trash and recycling
bins. Curbside collection is due to begin during the week of October 5, except
for the added areas in Gowanus and Park Slope. In those areas collection of
compost will begin the week of October 26.
