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.

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.

假期计划的变化

食品废料丢弃点将 假期闭馆:

• Friday, December 24 - most sites closed, see below for details
• Saturday, December 25 - all sites closed
• Sunday, December 26 - most sites open, see below for details
• Wednesday, December 29 - most sites open, see below for details
• Thursday, December 30 - most sites open, see below for details
• Friday, December 31st - most sites closed, see below for details
• Saturday, January 1st - all sites closed
• Sunday, January 2nd - all sites open

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:
纽约市卫生局
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 和你最亲近的人交往 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.