成立于2011年, 的 BB电子app 堆肥 Program strives to make composting second-nature for all New Yorkers by operating residential 食物废料下降 sites 和 partnering with community composting facilities to make compost locally. Currently re-building 和 fundraising in 的 wake of 与COVID-19相关的预算削减, 的 堆肥 Program has re-opened 49 food scrap drop-off sites serving 6 thous和 regular weekly participants, diverting over 23 tons of food scraps from l和fills each week. 

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食物废料投递时间表

请看电子竞技app下载的清单 要带什么 和 adhere to 的 drop-off schedule at each location (do not bring food scraps to closed sites). Food scraps cannot be accepted outside of stated open hours. All locations are year-round unless o的rwise noted.

假期计划的变化

All 食物废料下降 sites will be 在接下来的假期关闭:

• 星期四,11月25日
• 周五,11月26日
• 周六,12月25日
• 星期六,1月1日

的电子通讯

报名参加 堆肥日程提醒 to receive emails about compost schedule updates in your borough.

In cases of severe wea的r, collections may close early or be cancelled.  请早点降落并检查电子竞技app下载的 博客 or 在社交媒体上关注电子竞技app下载吧 进度更新.

关键:
DSNY = NYC Department of Sanitation
LESEC = 下东区生态中心

常见问题

为什么堆肥?
堆肥ing is one of 的 easiest things that everyone can do to improve 的 environment, 福利包括:

• Sending Zero Waste to L和fills - over ⅓ of New York City’s residential waste stream is made up of organic waste that could be composted, 包括食物残渣, food-s石油ed纸, 和庭院废弃物.
• Fighting Climate Change - making compost locally cuts down on carbon emissions from hauling trash long distances, methane emissions generated by anaerobic decomposition of food waste in l和fills.
• Turning Waste into a Resource - compost is a valuable fertilizer that returns nutrients to s石油 和 helps plants thrive. Food scraps dropped-off with BB电子app become compost that is distributed for free to community gardens, 城市农场, 附近的公园, 街道树床, 以及公众.
• Keeping it Local - food scraps collected by BB电子app are processed locally in partnership with 纽约堆肥项目 主机的网站s 和 o的r partners, 包括 大的重用, 地球物质, 下东区生态中心, 皇后区的植物园, 舒格港文化中心 & 植物园, 废物管理.

我可以用BB电子app堆肥什么?

• 接受材料: 水果 & vegetable scraps, non-油腻的食物残渣 (rice, pasta, bread, grains, cereal), coffee grounds & 过滤器，茶包，蛋壳 & 坚果,鲜花 & houseplants, s石油ed brown paper products, potting s石油.
• 不带: 肉, 鱼, 骨头, 乳制品, 脂肪, 石油, 油腻的食物残渣, 动物粪便, 木炭, 椰子, insect-infested植物, 塑料, 转折关系, 橡皮筋, 或收据.

我应该怎样储存残羹剩饭?
Food scraps can be collected in reusable containers, paper bags, or plastic bags. To reduce odors at home 和 at 的 collection sites, store items in 的 freezer or refrigerator. A layer of shredded newspaper at 的 bottom of your storage container also helps.

How can I enroll in Curbside 堆肥ing?
10月开始, 2021, The NYC Department of Sanitation's residential Curbside 堆肥ing service is resuming on a rolling basis based on 的 number of sign-ups in each neighborhood. 注册在 纽约.gov / curbsidecomposting.

在家里如何制作堆肥?
We recommend reading 的 纽约堆肥项目's 户外堆肥指南 和 室内堆肥指南 for an introduction on 的 art 和 science of making compost. If you want to dig deeper, check out 的 主的混合机手册 和 get involved with your nearest 纽约堆肥项目 主机的网站.

Can businesses drop off materials to compost?
No. Commercial food scraps are not accepted at 的se sites. 企业应与 搬运工 who can h和le commercially-generated organic waste.

How has participation in 的 BB电子app 堆肥 Program changed over time?

的BB电子app & DSNY 食物废料下降 Program is a partnership between 的 City of New York, 纽约市卫生局, BB电子app, 和社区合作伙伴.