NYC Department of Sanitation
Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling
Fall 2007 Compost Givebacks
Get free compost and discounted compost bins
When and Where
Get Free Compost and Discounted Compost Bins
NYC residents (sorry, no businesses) can receive unlimited amounts of free, high-quality compost (a natural soil enhancer). The compost is made from leaves that DSNY collects from City residents each fall.
Bring a shovel and sturdy containers to take away compost. If you want your pickup truck filled, bring a tarp to cover the compost for transport. Only vehicles registered to NYC addresses can pick up compost. No commercial vehicles allowed.
Compost is a crumbly, earthy material that looks and feels like potting soil. Adding compost to backyards, gardens, and parks improves soil quality, increases plant growth, and reduces the need for chemical fertilizers and watering. For info on the uses of compost, check out “using your compost” on the New York City Compost Project website.
NYC residents can also purchase discounted compost bins for $20 to make their own compost.
See when and where info for the compost givebacks.
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Compost Giveback When & Where (rain or shine)
The compost givebacks and discounted compost bin sales will be held at the NYC Department of Sanitation compost sites:
Soundview Composting Site: Saturday & Sunday Oct 13 & 14, 2007
Fresh Kills Composting Site: Saturday & Sunday, Oct 20-21, 2007
No Compost Givebacks at Spring Creek
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Soundview Composting Site
(in the Bronx at the end of Randall Ave.
near the intersection with Metcalf Ave,
close to the Bruckner Expressway)
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Saturday & Sunday
October 13 & 14, 2007
8am to 2pm
rain or shine
Discounted compost bins available for purchase for $20
Driving from the Bruckner Expressway: Take the Bruckner Expressway (East) to Exit 51 (Bronx River Parkway North/White Plains) • take Service Road (Bruckner Blvd.) • go past shopping center and past Bronx River Parkway • turn RIGHT onto Soundview Ave. • stay on Soundview to 5th traffic light • turn RIGHT onto Randall Ave. • stay on Randall to the end, follow signs for Composting Site.
Driving from the Bronx River Parkway (southbound): Take Exit 1 (Story Ave.) • at light, turn LEFT onto Story • go to 2nd traffic light, turn RIGHT onto Soundview Ave. • stay on Soundview to 4th traffic light • turn RIGHT onto Randall Ave. • stay on Randall to the end, follow signs for Composting Facility.
Public transit info:
NYC.gov or hopstop
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Fresh Kills Composting Site
310 West Service Rd., Staten Island, 10314
(near exit 7 of Rt. 440)
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Saturday & Sunday
October 20 & 21, 2007
8am to 2pm
rain or shine
Discounted compost bins available for purchase for $20
Driving from I-278 (West): Take Exit 5 (SR 440-Pearl Harbor Memorial Expressway) towards Rt. 440/Outerbridge Crossing • take Rt. 440 South to Exit 7 (Victory Blvd) • at light, go straight (road becomes West Service Rd.) • go past car dealership on right • stop at entrance to the landfill across from the New York Sports Club • once inside the landfill, follow signs to the Composting Site.
Public transit info:
NYC.gov or hopstop
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No Compost Givebacks at Spring Creek This Year
Since fall 2005, the NYC Department of Sanitation’s Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse & Recycling has given away unlimited amounts of top-quality compost from the following DSNY-BWPRR Compost Sites: Fresh Kills on Staten Island, Soundview in the Bronx, and Spring Creek near the Brooklyn/Queens border.
There is no more compost at the Spring Creek Compost Site. This is because DSNY has not received an operating permit to accept and compost more leaves at this site. The compost given away at Spring Creek came from leaves DSNY collected in fall 2001 from local area residents. Since then, DSNY has been waiting for a permit to compost additional leaves at the site. Without such a permit DSNY cannot create and distribute more compost from this location.
DSNY currently has only two permitted compost sites (Fresh Kills and Soundview) to service the entire city. To keep the leaf composting and giveback programs operational, DSNY needs additional sites.
To locate additional sites citywide, NYC’s new Solid Waste Management Plan calls for a Compost Siting Task Force to be formed by fall 2007 with representatives appointed by the Mayor, the five Borough Presidents, and City Council.
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