The article discusses the potential elimination of community composting in New York City as the City Council deliberates on the 2026 budget. Despite the introduction of a mandatory curbside composting program, low participation rates highlight the need for behavioral change beyond infrastructure. Community composting plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between policy and public engagement, fostering awareness and commitment to waste reduction. Local programs enhance the overall composting initiative, promoting a sustainable culture of composting while benefiting the environment through resource recovery.
That's because while New York City has finally made composting easy, the question remains: will people do it?
The problem isn't access. It's behavior. And behavior doesn't change through mandates alone.
These local programs don't just process food scraps and create compost for city trees, parks, and gardens. They close the gap between policy and participation.
community composting doesn't compete with curbside composting-it fuels it. And the environment needs both types of composting now.
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