Compost Give Back Day Draws Hundreds to the Recycling Center

Scarsdale residents welcomed spring by picking up compost made from their own food scraps at the Scarsdale Recycling Center on Saturday April 21. For the second year in a row the center held a Compost Give Back Day where residents were able to come to the Scarsdale Recycling Center and fill up buckets with compost destined for their home gardens. Hundreds of residents turned out to contribute and reap the rewards of their work.

Last year over 200,000 pounds of food scraps were collected and turned into useful compost instead of sending it to an incinerator. This program is not only centered around talking about making the earth a better place, but doing something about it right here in Scarsdale.

Residents who attended expressed positive feelings for both the Scarsdale food scrap recycling program and the compost give back day. It was truly a successful day in Scarsdale!

At the event many residents signed up for the new weekly home pickup of food scraps — which will be starting in late May/early June. Any resident can get weekly home pickup of food scraps, but they need to sign up to get it! Registration is not over yet, just email composting@scarsdale.com to sign up. Once registered, residents will be notified via both snail mail and email of their start date and weekly pick up day.

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