Spring is here! And if you are in a section of Park Slope, Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill or Gowanus that receives Organics Collection, here is a reminder that yard waste: including plants, garden trimmings, leaves, and grass clippings can be placed at the curb for collection on your trash day. Set out this material in the brown bin, a paper lawn & leaf bag or an unlined bin labeled “Yard Waste.” The organic waste is turned into renewable energy or compost, a natural soil fertilizer.
Additionally, here is a reminder that yard waste: including plants, garden trimmings, leaves, and grass clippings can be placed at the curb for collection on your trash day. Set out this material in the brown bin, a paper lawn & leaf bag or an unlined bin labeled “Yard Waste.” The organic waste is turned into renewable energy or compost, a natural soil fertilizer.
Retailers that sale paper lawn & leaf bags in your area can be found at http://on.nyc.gov/organics-areas.
PLEASE NOTE: Brooklyn and Queens: Due to Asian Long-Horned Beetle quarantine, no wood debris is accepted. You must notify Parks Department for disposal by calling 311 or visit http://on.nyc.gov/wood-debris.
Branches and yard clippings generated by hired professionals cannot be set out for curbside collection. Professionals must dispose of the materials they generate at a permitted composting facility.
To find out more about leaf and yard waste in your area this spring visit http://on.nyc.gov/yard-waste.