Monday’s Headlines: Time to Turn that Crap into Gold Edition
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The big news in our world over the weekend was that curbside composting at every single Queens residence starts on Monday. Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Composting
Citywide Composting Would Require $75M to Buy 170 Trucks: Commish
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The Department of Sanitation will have to spend around $75 million to buy roughly 170 trucks if it has any chance of growing the Queens universal curbside organics collection into a robust citywide program, Commissioner Jessica Tisch told the Council last week.
Queens Composting Overtakes Old Opt-in Program, But Still Has a Long Way to Go
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Queens is getting its crap together.
OPINION: With Composting, Give the People More Options
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If the city wants composting to go mainstream, it must make as many composting options as accessible as possible. Scalability is about choice: Plan for every situation.
OPINION: It’s Time To Mandate Composting Citywide
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Small waste programs in underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods show it can be done, argues the Council's Sanitation Committee chairwoman.
TRASH TALK: Advocates Warn Against Further Delays on Commercial Waste Zones
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They don't trust them as far as they can throw them.