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As NYC Rolls Out Mandatory Composting, Will New Yorkers Comply?

Authors :
Simões, Mariana
Source :
City Limits Magazine; 10/11/2023, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The City Council lawthat made composting mandatory requires that the Department of Sanitation do outreach about the program and teach residents how to separate organic waste. Keywords: Government; Health and Environment; Transportation; big resuse; climate change; composting; Department of Sanitation; DSNY; Food; food composting EN Government Health and Environment Transportation big resuse climate change composting Department of Sanitation DSNY Food food composting N.PAG N.PAG 1 10/16/23 20231011 NES 231011 I Recycling rates around longtime existing requirements - which ask residents to separate paper, plastics, metal and glass from the rest of their trash - have failed to improve over the last decade. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01990330
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
City Limits Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
172954489