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Organic materials comprise about 30% of NYC’s waste stream. As these materials decompose in landfills they release methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas. Food waste recycling is an important piece of the puzzle for reducing citywide GHG emissions and is part of the Mayor’s Zero Waste goal. However, in April 2020, the city’s curbside collection and drop-off organics program was suspended through FY2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before the pandemic, in recent years, the city’s voluntary curbside collection program served 3.5 million residents. However, even when they are in operation, the city’s organics programs fail to serve all New Yorkers. In 2018, only 11% of residential organic waste was collected from those who participated in the curbside collection program. The other 89% did not get sorted properly and ended up in landfills alongside all other trash. Citywide, the number is even lower. Only 1% of the city’s organic waste stream is composted. Additionally, the current map of NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) organics drop-off locations—a program that has also been suspended—shows gaps in access.
On Earth Day 2019, Mayor de Blasio pledged to transition the city to mandatory organics collection. That promise was memorialized in OneNYC 2050, but for now, the city is no longer collecting or processing any organic waste.
Image credit: Wikimedia user Tdorante10
Image credit: Wikimedia user Tdorante10
The city also provides food scrap drop-off locations throughout the five boroughs.
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Waste
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Incomplete In 2005, the city sent 3.6 million tons of waste to landfills. In 2019, 3.25 million tons were landfilled, which is equivalent to a 9.8% reduction.
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In April 2020, the city temporarily suspended organics collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the suspension, while some neighborhoods had the option to enroll in curbside collection, the programs did not serve all New Yorkers.
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A study on commercial waste zones was completed in 2016.
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Energy & Buildings
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In 2019, the city generated 10.51 MW of renewable power on city buildings.
Quality of Life
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According to a three-year rolling average of EPA’s air quality statistics portal, NYC is in 6th place as of 2018.
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In 2018, the city had achieved a 1.4 mg/m3, or 20% reduction, across city neighborhoods.
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The city has cleaned up 756 brownfields as of 2019.
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The city has cleaned up 415 brownfields in low- and moderate-income communities.
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In 2019, the city partially completed this by developing guidelines for city buildings only.
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In 2019, 81.5% of New Yorkers were within walking distance to a park.
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The city originally used the In-Season Commuter Cycling Index for this indicator, but has since stopped using it. However, according to the NYC Department of Transportation, cycling increased 55% between 2012 and 2017.
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As of July 2019, the city had 1,243 bike lane miles.
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As of March 2020, 660 EV charging stations were in operation in the city.
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