Queens’ new compost program, just 6 weeks old, is already outpacing the rest of the city

Crews picked up 5.7 million pounds of organic waste in Queens during the first six weeks of the program from Oct. 3 to Nov. 12.

Nov 17, 2022 - 19:00
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Queens’ new compost program, just 6 weeks old, is already
outpacing the rest of the city
A sanitation worker dragging a bin for composting

The amount of compost collected in Queens each week has also soared since the beginning of the program, with 478,000 pounds of compost collected the first week and 1.79 million pounds collected the week of Nov. 12.

Crews picked up 5.7 million pounds of organic waste in Queens during the first six weeks of the program from Oct. 3 to Nov. 12. [ more › ]

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