Composting!

Don’t trash your food scraps and plant waste

Instead of let­ting organ­ics rot in land­fills, you can help DSNY turn your food scraps, food-soiled paper, dead flow­ers and house plants into com­post and clean ener­gy.¹ By plac­ing organ­ics in the latch­ing brown bin, you help deter pests in and around our build­ing, and keep our side­walk and street cleaner.

Just three sim­ple steps!

1. 1. Collect food scraps, food-soiled paper and dead plants in any con­tain­er or com­postable bag in your home
   2. Empty organ­ics or place filled com­postable bag into the brown organ­ics bin
   3. Close and latch the brown bin after each use

What Goes In the Brown Bin?

Food

• • Cooked, baked and oth­er­wise pre­pared foods
  • Cereal, flour, grains, pas­ta, and rice
  • Spoiled and expired food
  • Eggs and eggshells
  • Dairy prod­ucts
  • Meat, fish, bones, seafood shells
  • Nuts, seeds, pits, and shells
  • Coffee grounds and tea leaves
  • Pet food

Food-Soiled Paper (Uncoated)

• • Paper tow­els and napkins
  • Paper plates
  • Paper cof­fee fil­ters and tea bags
  • Paper bags
  • Uncoated food ser­vice paper trays and boxes
  • Any oth­er food-soiled paper

Other Organic Material

• • Leaves
  • Plants and flowers
  • Potting soil

Items NOT Accepted in the Brown Bin

• • Diapers and Hygienic products
  • Animal waste
  • Wrappers and packaging
  • Foam prod­ucts
  • Metal, glass, rigid plastic
  • Clean recy­clable paper

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1. Check out this site: https://www.makecompost.nyc ↩