More Brooklyn neighborhoods will be recycling kitchen scraps soon
City to distribute special brown ‘organics collection’ bins
A pilot program requiring residents to sort organic waste into special brown outdoor “organics bins” for curbside pickup will be expanding into Park Slope, Gowanus, Greenwood Heights, Sunset Park, and Bay Ridge.
The expansion, taking place during April and May, will more than triple the number of single-family homes and small residential buildings recycling their kitchen scraps and leaves — from 30,000 to 100,000 households. The program will also be expanding in Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will turn the collected organic waste — including food scraps, food-soiled paper plates, and yard waste — into compost for gardens and parks or renewable energy.