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From Curbed NY:
The city is forcing a crucial composting program into a rushed relocation
Council Member Carilina Rivera: “I find it wholly unacceptable that we’re here at this point, when [the center is] such an important part of what we’re trying to do here, which is to create a more sustainable park and a future where we’re fighting climate change with community solutions”
“From Councilmembers Peter Koo and Antonio Reynoso, who respectively chair the Council’s parks and sanitation committees:…
“[The compost yard’s] location in the East River Park is a vital part of the organization’s identity and a needed resource to New York City,” the lawmakers wrote. “We urge you to keep LES Ecology Center in East River Park until it is absolutely necessary, and that the administration honor its commitment to provide alternate space and assistance with relocation to ensure there is no disruption to LES Ecology Center’s compost operations.”
“Each week, some 3,500 people contribute eight tons of food scraps to a compost yard in East River Park run by the Lower East Side Ecology Center. Banana peels, onion skins, egg shells, and other organic waste fill a communal bin that’s mixed with wood chips off site, and eventually converted into nutrient-rich soil used in parks and gardens across the city.
The center’s work prevents mounds of food waste from entering landfills each year and has introduced countless New Yorkers to start composting since it launched in 1990.”
