Our compost program has moved out of East River Park to make way for the East Side Coastal Resiliency construction to begin. We’ve packed things up, we’re saying our goodbyes and can’t wait for the day when we return to the park!
Here is what has been happening:
Our priority is to continue operating the existing drop off sites during this transitional period. With the loss of the Compost Yard we are hauling food scraps from our drop-off sites to the Staten Island Compost Facility.
Our Compost Yard drop-off will be moving to Corlears Hook Park at Cherry and Jackson St. and will only be open on Thursdays 9am-2pm.
We are working with the City to build out a temporary compost site so that we can compost the food scraps we are collecting again in spring of 2022.
Our compost yard volunteer workdays, compost donation appointments and compost site tours are suspended until further notice.
You might be curious what is happening with all the compost currently at the Compost Yard. The freshest, active compost piles have been moved to the Staten Island Compost Site where they will finish their composting process. The finished compost has been distributed to the Parks Dept and other local greening groups.