Largest Compost Program in U.S. Starts Monday
It's in Queens, NY. Curbside pickup.
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Curbside compost pickup is coming to Queens starting Monday.
The new program will be the largest of its kind in the country. It follows years of advocacy for more ways to recycle organic waste, which makes up a third of New York City’s daily trash.
The Department of Sanitation says the pilot program has appeal beyond its environmental benefits. Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch said residents with rodent problems should be pleased.
“This is probably one of the best rat mitigation strategies that any city has. Twenty-four million pounds of trash and recycling sit out on the curb every single day. One-third of that — over a third of that — is food waste,” Tisch said in an interview. “Food waste is what attracts the rats.”
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