On a chilly day in December, a crowd gathered in the shadow of City Hall in lower Manhattan to chant, listen to speeches and wave signs crafted for the occasion.
As the few remaining grassroots programs scramble in search of a plan, Mayor Eric Adams administration is rolling out what DSNY calls the nation’s largest curbside composting program, under its universal curbside collection law. So far Brooklyn and Queens residents receive this service, to be extended to the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island in October 2024.
/PRNewswire/ Today, Big Reuse, Earth Matter NY and LES Ecology Center announced new philanthropic funding to support their community composting programs.