Composting Has Been Scrapped. These New Yorkers Picked Up the Slack. nytimes.com/2020/08/09/nyr…

SAVE THE DATE: We are thrilled to be hosting our 2nd annual #TrashDash plogging event on Sunday, Sept. 20. The event will be held in person in Stamford, CT and anywhere virtually in communities across the country! Click to learn more. ow.ly/iIzY50AWOOI #DoBeautifulThings

1/2 Community Compost Highlight: Woodside Sunnyside Composting! Since NYC’s brown bin suspension, this small team of volunteers saw a 6x increase in weekly food scraps, collecting 150 gallons a day. Helping fight hunger, they also donated 232 of farm fresh produce to their local pantry! Give

Community composting is a springboard to #climate habits, from waste reduction to parks stewardship. We should be planning more compost sites in parks, where we all benefit from the resulting rich soil. mitchell thornton American Planning Association politico.com/states/new-yor…

Problem Solver Ponders a New Challenge: Running for N.Y.C. Mayor nytimes.com/2020/09/08/nyr…

We are excited to announce the re-opening of 4 more food scrap drop-off sites this week! You can compost your food scraps at these sites starting this week:✨ Fordham Plaza Greenmarket – Fridays, 8 AM - 11.30 AM✨ Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket – Fridays, 8 AM - 12 PM #Composting

BBC News - Thai national park sends rubbish back to tourists bbc.com/news/world-asi…

The city's own secondhand shop is a new spin on efforts to make re-use and repair a way of life bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg CityLab

Sign up TODAY for the FREE online screening on Wed. 10/21 @ 5:30 p.m. of the inspiring film Microplastics Madness! A joint presentation of Guardians of Flushing Bay featuring Cafeteria Culture (CafCu) filmmakers. eventbrite.com/e/microplastic…

We'll be at Mark D. Levine's town hall meeting on Monday talking sanitation, compost & recycling with WE ACT for Environmental Justice & NYC Sanitation! Registration info 👇

You still have a few hours to join @lesecologyctr and Open House New York for a virtual tour of the oldest and longest-running compost program in New York City. ohny.org/sites/eastrive…

Trash heads! You still have a few hours to join Open House New York and NYC Sanitation for virtual visits to some of their most popular sites. No lines this year!

He Always Wanted to Be a ‘Garbageman.’ Now He’s the Commissioner. nytimes.com/2020/12/19/nyr…

The ‘Buy Nothing’ Groups on Facebook Are What Humanity Needs Right Now by Foram Mehta in The Bold Italic thebolditalic.com/the-buy-nothin…

Disney Is Trialing NEW Compost Bins At Animal Kingdom mickeyblog.com/2021/02/04/dis…

Millions sign up to anti-food-waste apps to share their unused produce theguardian.com/environment/20…

Best thing I've heard all year. Thank you Nate & Hila and GREENFEEN DiorNoel!! #saveourcompost youtube.com/watch?v=_Zr8aV…

New York to revive curbside organics service amid criticism of lagging zero waste progress wastedive.com/news/new-york-… via Waste Dive

Please join me tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:30pm for an Instagram Live conversation with our next mayor (🤞🏻) Kathryn Garcia! Kathryn Garcia is a practical progressive who knows the ins and outs of NYC government, gets things done, and will center climate justice and resiliency. Join us!

Tune in to Instagram Live TODAY at 2:30 to hear Anna Sacks (Gabriel Roletti) talk trash with Kathryn Garcia (Kathryn Garcia)!