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Yesterday the New York City Department of Sanitation announced that it will expand its curbside collection of organic materials to Queens. The city is just launching its organics collection program — which includes food waste, food-soiled paper, and leaf and yard waste — to help the city reduce trash disposal costs and create renewable energy or compost. This April and May, the service will be rolled out to include portions of Glendale, Middle Village, and Maspeth — check out a PDF map here. The Department already provides organics collection in areas of Manhattan, Staten Island, the Bronx and Brooklyn.

So how does it work? The city gives single-family homes or buildings with nine or fewer residential units a brown outdoor organics bin with wheels, a lid, and a latch to dispose of compost material. The brown bins will be placed curbside on recycling day for collection by the Department of Sanitation. (Residential buildings with 10 or more units are not automatically included in the pilot but can enroll in the program on a voluntary basis.) For all the information, go to the Department of Sanitation’s website.


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