The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will open a new compost distribution site at 459 N. Henry Street in Greenpoint, making it easier for city gardeners to access free, high-quality compost.
Starting August 3, the new Greenpoint Compost Giveback Site will be open on Wednesdays from 5pm to 7pm and Saturdays from 8am to 10am, until the end of September, according to a news release.
DSNY produces millions of pounds of compost per year from food scraps and yard waste collected through New York City's curbside composting program, the network of 400 Smart Composting Bins and waste separated by students in NYC schools. Previously, compost was only distributed from the Staten Island Compost Facility.
"Over the last several years, DSNY has produced tens of millions of pounds of finished compost at our massive Staten Island compost facility – so much that one distribution site just isn't enough for every composter in the city to access the fruits of their labors. As curbside composting comes to all five boroughs, bring your green thumb to Greenpoint and get free compost made from your food scraps and yard waste," said Jessica Tisch, the commissioner of the city Sanitation Department.
The compost is given away for free in 40-lb bags.
Anyone wishing to pick up free compost – either on Staten Island or in Greenpoint – can sign-up at nyc.gov/getcompost. For access to the Greenpoint site, the best address to enter into a GPS is 530 Kingsland Ave., according to the press release.
.png;w=120;h=80;mode=crop)
