What Happens to NYC’s Organic Waste?

How does NYC process food scraps and yard waste now & what are the opportunities for scaling up to accommodate citywide curbside collection?

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A panel discussion moderated by Council Member Sandy Nurse discussing community and municipal composting and anaerobic digestion.

We hope this panel will help advance the public discussion about what happens to our food scraps, what the benefits and limitations are of the different processes, and how they might work together.

Panelists are:

• Clare Miflin, Executive Director, Center for Zero Waste Design,
• Justin Green, Executive Director, Big Reuse
• Frank Franciosi, Executive Director, US Composting Council
• Jane Gajwani, Director of the Office of Energy and Resource Recovery, Department of Environmental Protection