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How NYC Turns Food & Yard Waste Into ‘Big Apple Compost’ ([link removed])
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Every year, New York City residents produce more than 14 million tons of trash. About a third of that is organic waste—yard debris and food scraps that, left to rot in landfills, produce methane that contributes to climate change.
In this piece, we take a multimedia look at how food waste is repurposed at the Department of Sanitation’s 33-acre composting facility in the Fresh Kills section of Staten Island. The site is part of New York City’s effort to operate “the nation’s largest composting program” and limit the climate impacts of its waste sector, which accounts for 4 percent of citywide emissions.
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ICYMI: City Limits' Climate Reporter Mariana Simões on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show
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