composting Archives – QNS

Astoria

Free compost site opens in Astoria as DSNY responds to increased demand

Smash, not trash, your leftover Halloween pumpkins this year at the Queens Botanical Garden.

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Save your Halloween pumpkins for smashing at Queens Botanical Garden’s catapult event

By Iryna Shkurhan

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

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Mandatory composting starts Oct. 6: Here’s what you need to know

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

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Mandatory composting in NYC is coming. Here’s how you can get a free bin.

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Long Island City

Community rallies to preserve Queensbridge composting as Parks Dept. eviction looms

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Op-Ed | Community composting: A cry for help

By Mark Laster

Common sense caucus on composting regulations

Jamaica

Queens Public Library to host community composting discussion, in-person and online, addressing funding challenges and environmental impact

By Ethan Marshall

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Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

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Op-Ed | Composting for all

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Ridgewood

New composting site opens in Ridgewood

By Julia Moro

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Astoria

Astoria gets new composting options from city department of sanitation

By Julia Moro

Sunnyside

NYC Compost Project to host a Pumpkin Smash in Sunnyside

By Alicia Venter

Composting bin on the street.

Glendale

Curbside composting returns to Community District 5 in Queens

By Julia Moro

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Forest Hills Green Team brings back composting drop-off site at MacDonald Park

By Carlotta Mohamed

BIG REUSE

Astoria

Astoria nonprofit Big Reuse will close after 12 years due to rising rents

By Angela Matua

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Bayside

Sanitation officials speak in Flushing to clear up confusion about food recycling program

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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Organics food recycling will expand to these Queens neighborhoods this fall

By Suzanne Monteverdi

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What to do in Queens this weekend and beyond

By Stephen Vrattos

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Are you suffering from “green guilt”?

By QNS Editorial

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Happy Green Thanksgiving!

By QNS Editorial

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Five things you should do now to ensure a beautiful, healthy garden next spring

By QNS News Team

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Glendale

Glendale community garden awarded compost grant

By Eric Jankiewicz

More from Around New York

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Mamdani co-signs comeback of nonprofit property COPA bill vetoed by Adams

NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

NYU Langone shuts down youth gender-affirming care program

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Schneps Podcasts

A Conversation with Assemblyman Steve Stern of New York’s 10th District

Aviation Activities for Kids Near NYC: Museums, Plane Watching & More - Kid playing with an airplane toy in front of an airplane engine

New York Family

10 Cool Aviation Activities for Kids Near NYC: Museums, Plane Watching & More