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• An apartment building on Manhattan’s West Side will be the first in the city to have a regular composting program, according to the New York City Department of Sanitation.
• The buildings 600 units responded positively to the pilot program and now the building will receive organics collection five days a week.
• Compostable materials make up about 33% of New York’s total waste stream.

From the article:

"Compostable organics makes up about a third of our residential waste stream," said Ron Gonen, DSNY's deputy commissioner for recycling and sustainability, in a statement. "With residential organics collection, we have the opportunity to keep these materials out of landfills and help lower our export costs. In addition, those materials will turn to compost to help nourish the trees and plants throughout the city. It's a win-win proposition." ...