Composting
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Drop-off Program
The Lower East Side Ecology Center started a community-based compost program in 1990 as a way to offer more recycling options to New York City residents. Today, drop-offs collected at the sites listed below are composted by our in-vessel composting system located in East River Park. Our in-vessel compost facility handles approximately 60 tons of organic materials a year and produces around 15 tons of finished compost - we call it New York Paydirt (see products).

Drop-off Sites
Union Square Green Market Composting Stand
North Plaza, Union Square Park
17th Street and Park Avenue South
Year-round: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 8am to 5pm

Lower East Side Ecology Center Garden
North side of East 7th Street between Avenues B and C
Open year-round: Sundays 8am to 5pm
Other times drop off through the opening at the gate