Before the pandemic, some of the city’s organic waste was processed in community gardens, at a large facility in Staten Island and at a wastewater treatment plant in Brooklyn. Enthusiasts say that if the city had mandatory composting, like what exists in Seattle and San Francisco, it would make sense to make composting local, which would save money on transit costs. The compost could be used for school and community gardens, or to fertilize city trees. Ms. Garcia said that before the pandemic upended the city budget, she had expected a similar plan to be phased in. (Unlike the door-to-door service, that site, and Mr. Wolf’s, run on a pay-what-you-can model.)

Source: New York Times August 09, 2020 18:33 UTC