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Curbside Organics Collection / Curbside Composting is in all boroughs! Check out DSNY's website for info. You can also find more information and tips on our Building Waste Management Info Sheet.
Residential Building Curbside Composting Resources
Check out our Residential Building Curbside Composting FAQs and watch the "Get Your Bins in Order" panel discussion from 10/12/23 on YouTube.
Public Testimony from the BkSWAB
You can watch the Public Hearing that the Brooklyn and Manhattan SWABs held on the DSNY's Draft 2026 Solid Waste Management Plan here. Or you can read the testimonies here. The SWABs received 35 testimonies and the hearing was attended by roughly 100 people. (January 2026)
You can find the Brooklyn SWAB's recent testimonies and letters below:
All SWAB Comments on the DSNY's Draft 2026 Solid Waste Management Plan (January 2026)
All SWAB Letter to Electeds in Support of Community Compost (April 2025)
Testimony on DSNY’s Pilot Program for the Use of Stationary On-Street Containers (Hearing Nov. 12, 2024)
Archived testimonies are located in this folder.
Resource Guide for Organics Recycling in NYC (April 2019)
Make landscape, not landfill! NYC residents can compost household food waste by simply dropping kitchen scraps at a Food Scrap Drop-off site located citywide. (Make sure to confirm in advance the times of operation and what is accepted.)
The Sanitation Foundation is the official nonprofit partner of the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and supports the work of DSNY to clean up the city and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. It also regularly offers free courses through The Trash Academy. The NYC Trash Academy (NYCTA) is an eight-week educational series, offered online and asynchronously, with optional in-person events. Lessons are taught by leading experts in waste management, environmental justice, and sustainability. Learn about the Sanitation Foundation and the NYCTA via the link below.
donateNYC is an essential part of NYC’s zero waste initiative, helping New Yorkers reach the goal of sending zero waste to landfills. By donating and reusing goods instead of discarding them, New Yorkers can greatly reduce waste, conserve energy and resources, save money, and help provide jobs and human services for New Yorkers in need.
Want to increase recycling, reuse, and organics collection in your NYC multifamily building? Download the Manhattan SWAB’s free guides for building owners, property managers, superintendents, and interested residents.
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) highlights the importance of locally based food waste reduction and composting solutions as a first priority over large-scale regional solutions.
Being a New Yorker means playing an active role in shaping your local communities, and one way to do this is to get involved with your local community board.
The plastic Bag Ban is in effect.
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