Adams Cuts Composting Funding, Citing “Low Participation”

By on February 20, 2022 10:01 pm in Environment, Government, Health, News, Recycling

Gothamist reports that Mayor Eric Adams has cut money slated for expansion of the composting program from the City’s budget. He said this would save about $27.5 million over the next two years, claiming that “low participation does not justify the expense.” He described the present program as “broken” and said he would study how other cities have done better. Gothamist quotes the Sanitation Department as saying pick ups of organic waste will continue “at buildings that have opted to receive the service.”

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  • A neighbor

    Composting is an important component of NYC’s eco-plan. Not clear why it isn’t mandatory. As I walk around the Heights, I am a bit shocked at how low the participation rate is, even here.

  • B.

    For over twenty years we had a little compost pile in our backyard. No more. Rats have finally made their appearance, and so we aren’t feeding the birds either. I can think of several reasons for the rodent uptick.

  • A neighbor

    DSNY provides a brown plastic container, that closes tightly with a latch, and picks up the contents every week. We’ve not had any problems.

  • Effective Presenter

    We had a tremendous problem with rats BIG rats on Remsen Street @ Montague Terrace years ago the rats would run toward the Promenade after dark late evenings.

    Rats are nothing new in Brooklyn Heights.

    Kevin

  • Effective Presenter

    Most residents of Brooklyn are not interested in composting.

    The program had lacked an Education and Outreach component NO free speaker for a community group or public library to educate communities on the benefits of composting.

    And so the program failed.

    A pity.

    Kevin

  • El

    wasn’t the entire program mostly suspended over the last 2 years due to covid?

  • A neighbor

    It was suspended for a while but BillyD started it again a few months ago. Check out the DSNY
    website for details and to sign up.

  • B.

    In our over twenty years in our house, we’ve had raccoons, opossums, stray cats, and squirrel babies, but no rats. Until this past autumn. Many decades ago, c. 1974, as I was walking down the first flight of stairs at West Fourth Street to go home via the F train, a giant rat leapt from a garbage can just beyond the turnstiles, flew over my right shoulder, landed on the platform below, and sprang into the tracks. A splendid feat of athleticism.