JunahCg t1_j5qa4l2 wrote
Reply to comment by elizabeth-cooper in Hey New Yorkers, NYC Department of Sanitation and Big Reuse Curbside Compost Outreach Staff here to Answer Any Questions You Have About Curbside Composting. AMA! by BigReuse
Yeah very curious too. I've pulled styrofoam other plastic bullshit out of brown bins before dumping my own. Feels werid someone would care enoguh to use the bins, but not enough to take out even the large and obvious plastic.
elizabeth-cooper t1_j5qdi6x wrote
Found this.
>DSNY sends materials to compost facilities in the region. Every one of these facilities is equipped with equipment to remove plastic liners, packaging, and service ware, from food scraps and yard waste before they are composted or digested.
>Food scraps and yard waste from residents and schools on Staten Island are composted at DSNY’s Staten Island Compost Facility. Once finished, the compost is sold to landscapers and also used for greening projects in neighborhoods and parks throughout NYC.
>Some of the food scraps are turned into clean, renewable energy at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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