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Composting! : 515 Edgecombe Cooperative

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. 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!

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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