Resources

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 (more coming soon!)

You can find our recent testimonies below:

Testimony on DSNY’s Pilot Program for the Use of Stationary On-Street Containers (Hearing Nov. 12, 2024)

Intro 900: Hydration for All Act (Hearing Oct. 28, 2024)

Archived testimonies located in this folder.

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.)

NYC Food Scrap Drop-Off Sites

2021 Solid Waste Management City Candidate Questionnaire Responses

The Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board (BkSWAB) created the 2021 Solid Waste Management Questionnaire; a survey targeting candidates running for all Brooklyn City Council offices, Brooklyn Borough President, Mayor, Comptroller and Public Advocate. It is a series of questions that reflect top concerns around solid waste management in Brooklyn and the City. We researched to gather email addresses and, if no emails, completed their form online. There were a total of 136 candidates we attempted to reach with our first request and follow to complete the survey (22 Mayor, 12 Comptroller, 13 Brooklyn Borough President, 89 Brooklyn City Council). Of the 136 candidates, there were 40 that completed the questionnaire (4 Mayor, 1 Comptroller, 5 Brooklyn Borough President, 32 Brooklyn City Council). Note there were no candidates that completed the questionnaire from Brooklyn City Council districts 41, 43, 44, or 47. There were 3 people total who withdrew during our open questionnaire time frame in the spring. 

Thank you to all who completed the questionnaire! Responses are listed in alphabetical order and formatted for clarity in the documents but the content of the response has not been altered. Please note the SWABs do not endorse any candidates. You can find responses listed below by the office they are running for.

All PDFs of files by Office are found here!

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. 

Sanitation Foundation

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. 

donateNYC

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. 

MSWAB Residential Recycling and Reuse Guides

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.

Hierarchy to Reduce Food Waste and Grow Community

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. 

Find Your Community Board

The plastic Bag Ban is in effect.

Find more info here, including how to file a complaint for non-compliance.