Bloomberg to Require New Yorkers to Recycle Food for Composting
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New York City will require residents to separate food waste for collection to be composted by 2016, following a voluntary program at 150,000 single-family homes and 100 apartment buildings.
A pilot program that started in May on Staten Island, the borough with the highest percentage of single-family homes, achieved a participation rate of 43 percent, the mayor’s office said today in an e-mail.