With more composting options available this year, city officials and environmentalists are urging New Yorkers to compost their Thanksgiving leftovers instead of tossing them in the trash.
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Last November, the city's Department of Sanitation picked up 51,510 tons of trash per week, according to the department. That figure dipped to 48,952 tons during the week of Thanksgiving — but grew to 54,248 tons of refuse the following week as people returned from their holiday travels or threw out leftovers crammed into their refrigerators.
A boost in composting in the city could have major environmental benefits to New Jersey residents, said Marisa DeDominicis, executive director of the advocacy group Earth Matter, which promotes community composting. That’s because much of the city’s garbage — including food scraps thrown in the trash — is incinerated in New Jersey.
, all organic waste should go into either the brown bins provided by the sanitation department or into dedicated bins labeled as compost. And that includes turkey bones.
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