The bg视讯 Compost Program is typically focused on collecting your food scraps, but this spring, we’re also giving away free compost made from the food scraps we’ve collected in the last year! This is our annual act of reciprocity: we're closing the loop and giving thanks to the thousands of New Yorkers who have saved their food scraps from landfills by bringing them to our Food Scrap Drop-off sites. Small, 2-pound bags of ready-to-use compost will be available on a first-come, 先到先得，售完即止, as outlined below.
Compost Made in NYC
The compost for this Giveback is provided by two 纽约市堆肥项目 host sites: Earth Matter NY and 皇后植物园. If you’ve dropped off food scraps with bg视讯, then the bag of compost you’ll receive may contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from your very own peels and pits. 这就是bg视讯所说的“闭环”.”
堆肥回馈计划
Quantities are limited and based on average weekly participation at each drop-off site, so consider coming early to make sure you get a bag.
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2022年堆肥归还日期 
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BOROUGH |
LOCATION |
TIME
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COMPOST MADE BY |
| Friday, April 1 |
Queens |
科罗纳食品垃圾投递
Roosevelt Ave & 103 St |
8am-1pm |
皇后植物园 |
| Sunday, April 3 |
Queens |
杰克逊海茨绿色市场
79街和北大道交口 |
8:30am-2pm |
皇后植物园 |
| Sunday, April 3 |
Queens |
林山蔬菜市场
70th Ave & Austin St |
9am-1pm |
皇后植物园 |
| Thursday, April 7 |
Queens |
邱园食物废料投递处
Metropolitan Ave & Audley St |
9:30am-12:30pm |
皇后植物园 |
| Saturday, April 9 |
Queens |
田园诗Greenmarket
Skillman Ave & 42nd St |
9am-1pm |
皇后植物园 |
| Saturday, April 9 |
Queens |
里奇伍德食品垃圾投递处
Myrtle Ave & Cypress Ave |
9:30am-1:30pm |
皇后植物园 |
| Wednesday, April 27 |
Manhattan |
Madison Sq. 公园食物废料投递处
23rd St & Broadway |
8am-1pm |
Earth Matter |
| Wednesday, April 27 |
Manhattan |
达格哈马舍尔德广场绿色市场
E. 47th St and 2nd Ave |
8am-12:30pm |
Earth Matter |
| Thursday, April 28 |
Manhattan |
第181街食物废料投递处
181st St & Fort Washington Ave |
7am-12:30pm |
Earth Matter |
| Thursday, April 28 |
Manhattan |
145街的食物残渣投递处
145th St & Edgecombe Ave |
7:30am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Thursday, April 28 |
Manhattan |
Tucker Sq. Greenmarket
66th St & Columbus Ave |
8am-11am |
Earth Matter |
| Thursday, April 28 |
Brooklyn |
威尔逊大街食物废料投递处
Wilson Ave & Moffat St
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9am-1pm |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, April 29 |
Manhattan |
97街蔬菜市场
W 97th & Amsterdam |
8am-12:30pm |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, April 29 |
Manhattan |
E 96th St
East 96th St & Lexington Ave |
7:30am-11:30am |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, April 30 |
Brooklyn |
布鲁克林自治大厅绿色市场
Court St & Montague St
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8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, April 30 |
Brooklyn |
大军广场绿色市场
Flatbush Ave & 东路(拱门北面) |
8am-2pm |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, April 30 |
Brooklyn |
麦卡伦公园绿色市场
北12街和德里格斯大道 |
8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Wednesday, May 5 |
Bronx |
莫特港食物废料投递处
东142街545号 |
9am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Wednesday, May 5 |
Bronx |
莫里萨尼亚食品垃圾投递
麦金利广场在第169街 & Boston Rd |
10am-1pm |
Earth Matter |
| Thursday, May 5 |
Brooklyn |
富兰克林大街食物废料投递处
Eastern Parkway & Franklin Ave
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8:30am-11:30am
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Earth Matter |
| Thursday, May 5 |
Brooklyn |
Prospect Heights食品垃圾投递处
Park Place & Carlton Ave |
8am-11am |
Earth Matter |
| Thursday, May 5 |
Bronx |
Norwood Farmstand
E Gun Hill Rd & Dekalb Ave |
9am-2pm |
Earth Matter |
| Thursday, May 5 |
Bronx |
BronxWorks食品废料投递处
1130大广场 |
10am-1pm |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, May 6 |
Bronx |
新根社区农场食品废料投递
670 Grand Concourse |
8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, May 6 |
Bronx |
福德汉姆广场食品废料投递处
E Fordham Rd & 3rd Ave |
8am-11:30am |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, May 6 |
Bronx |
Montefiore新鲜食品盒
871 Prospect Ave |
11am-2pm |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, May 6 |
Bronx |
帕克彻斯特食品垃圾投递处
Westchester Ave & White Plains Rd |
8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, May 6 |
Brooklyn |
柏树山食物废料投递处
Fulton St & Richmond St |
10am-1pm |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, May 6 |
Brooklyn |
皇冠高地农场
Eastern Parkway & Franklin Ave |
8:30am-11:30am |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, May 7 |
Brooklyn |
肯辛顿食品垃圾投递处
McDonald Ave & Albemarle Rd |
8:30am-11:30am |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, May 7 |
Brooklyn |
第七大道日落公园绿色市场
7th Ave & 44th St |
8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, May 7 |
Brooklyn |
湾岭蔬菜市场
3rd Ave & 95th Street |
8am-12:30pm |
Earth Matter |
| Sunday, May 8 |
Brooklyn |
本森赫斯特食品垃圾投递处
18th Ave & 81st St |
9am-1pm |
Earth Matter |
| Sunday, May 8 |
Brooklyn |
卡罗花园蔬菜市场
史密斯街和第一街交口 |
8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Sunday, May 8 |
Manhattan |
77街/79街Greenmarket
哥伦布大道之间的第77街 & Central Park West |
9am-3pm |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, May 14 |
Brooklyn |
格林堡绿色市场
Washington Park & Myrtle Ave |
9am-2pm |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, May 14 |
Brooklyn |
床上学习新鲜食品盒
迪凯特街和刘易斯大街 |
11am-3pm |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, May 14 |
Manhattan |
Abingdon Sq. Greenmarket
W12th St & 8th Ave |
8am-2pm |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, May 14 |
Manhattan |
Tribeca Greenmarket
Greenwich St & Duane St |
8am-1pm |
Earth Matter |
| Saturday, May 14 |
Manhattan |
Inwood Greenmarket
Seaman Ave & 依咸街(北角) |
8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Sunday, May 15 |
Brooklyn |
Cortelyou Greenmarket
亚皆老路和考特佑路 |
9am-1pm |
Earth Matter |
| Sunday, May 15 |
Manhattan |
哥伦比亚Greenmarket
116th St & Broadway |
8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
| Sunday, May 15 |
Manhattan |
沥青绿色食物废料投递点
East 91st St & York Ave |
7:30am-12:30pm |
Earth Matter |
| Friday, June 24 |
Bronx |
林肯医院绿色市场
149街b/t公园和莫里斯大道 |
8am-12pm |
Earth Matter |
How to Use Compost
You don’t need to have a backyard or garden to have a use for compost. Indoor plants benefit from an annual application of compost, and we all have access to street trees that can use some love. We recommend mixing your compost into soil at a ratio of at least 3 parts soil to 1 part compost for best results.
- For outdoor plants: Rake, sprinkle, or mix the compost into the soil of garden or tree beds.
- For indoor plants: Gently mix an inch of compost into the top layer of potting soil, 或在重新盆栽时与盆栽土混合.
Compost is not shelf-stable, and will not store well. Please use your compost within a week or two of receiving it.
Our small Compost Giveback bags are also compostable. Please remove the tin tie and sticker before bringing the empty bag back to a bg视讯 Food Scrap Drop-off site for composting.
寻找大量的堆肥?
The bg视讯 Compost Program has the opportunity to give out finished compost bags made at the Staten Island Compost Site by the Department of Sanitation. bg视讯有150袋，重约30磅. each that we can deliver to interested participants at our designated food scrap drop-off sites for pick-up. 请填写bg视讯的 表格要求完成堆肥 bg视讯会和你联系的. 请注意，由于供应有限, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to receive finished compost. The Department of Sanitation is also listing options for receiving or picking up larger quantities of finished compost on their website here.
到底什么是堆肥?
During Compost Giveback events, there’s often some confusion about what we’re giving away and why. 以下是一些需要了解的定义:
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Food Scraps (noun) —未吃的食物或部分食物. 把这些东西叫做废料, rather than waste, highlights their value and potential for beneficial use, including human and animal consumption of rescued edible foods, composting, 厌氧消化.
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Composting (verb) ——有氧过程, biological decomposition that transforms organic materials like food scraps and fallen leaves into compost.
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Compost (noun) -一种类似黑色的土壤改良剂, crumbly topsoil, 有令人愉快的泥土气味吗, and has no resemblance to the original organic materials from which it is made. Compost refers to the finished product of the composting process, 不要和食物残渣混淆, which are just one ingredient in the composting process.
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Soil (noun) – the upper layer of earth in which plants grow. Healthy soil consists of 45% minerals, 25% water, 25% air, and 5% organic matter. 不要把土壤和堆肥混淆, which is a soil amendment that adds organic matter and beneficial microbes to soil.
When you drop off your food scraps with bg视讯, bg视讯把它们带到堆肥设施, where they’re mixed with carbon-rich materials like leaves and wood chips, 然后转化成堆肥. The finished compost can be used to improve soil quality for houseplants, gardens, 和行道树一样.
额外的资源
The compost giveback is made possible by funding from the NYC Department of Sanitation.
