Help Wanted: Compost Driver
The Lower East Side Ecology Center is looking to hire a Compost Driver. This position is primarily responsible for driving our box truck to break down our drop off at the Union Square Greenmarket on...
View ArticleApplications are open for the 2019 Master Composter Certificate Course
The Master Composter Certificate Program is an advanced composting course that trains a select group of New Yorkers every year to support, develop, and maintain community-based composting projects...
View Article2018 Holiday Closures
Holiday 2018 CLOSURES: The Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse will be closed on Tuesday, 12/25/18 and Tuesday, 1/1/19. Commuter Composting Drop Off Sites: Monday, Dec 24: 1st Ave & 1st St Compost Drop Off...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Summer Picnic is Around the Corner!
LES Ecology Center’s 10th Annual Summer Picnic Sunday June 2nd, 5-8PM It’s that time of year! The bulbs are blooming, the birds and bees are busy, and we are looking forward to getting outside for our...
View ArticleHappy Earth Week!
Happy Earth Day! This week LES Ecology Center has a ton of activities planned in honor of Earth Day, April 22nd, and Arbor Day, April 26th. Join us for one of these public events to celebrate the...
View ArticleFrom Farm to Fork, and Fork to Fiber
By Morgan Dougherty-Messing Addressing the problem of food waste in New York City by proposing a solution in the form of composting has been a tenet of the Lower East Side Ecology Center since its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The City that Composts
By Morgan Dougherty-Messing “Can you imagine carrying this thing back home on the subway?” The woman overheard points to a massive potted palm at the Petal Plants tent setup. It’s late Saturday...
View ArticleHoliday Closures
Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse: Wednesday, 11/ 27, Thursday 11/28 – CLOSED We will reopen Friday 11/29 10am and be open Saturday 11/30 Commuter Composting Drop-Off Sites Closures: Thursday, November 28...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Upcoming November Events
Join us for a day of collecting seeds from the native plantings of East River Park on Saturday, November 2 @10 am – 12 pm at the Lower East Side Fireboat House Our annual Pumpkin Smash event is on...
View ArticleBecome an NYC Master Composter!
Applications for Master Composter Certificate program NOW OPEN! Overview: The Master Composter Certificate Course is an education and outreach program designed to build a citywide network of...
View ArticleCall to Action: Save Our Community Compost Program!
Each week, more than 3,500 households depend on LES Ecology Center’s compost program, which began on the Lower East Side in 1990 and is centered at the East River Compost Yard. We offer ten drop-off...
View ArticleCall for Art: From Plates to Plants: The Art and Science of Composting
CALL FOR ART: From Plates to Plants: The Art and Science of Composting Join the NYC Compost Project Hosted by LES Ecology Center and Chinatown Soup to celebrate International Compost Awareness Week...
View ArticleOur Upcoming January/February Events
Upcoming Events: Wed, January 29, 2020 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Join us for a workshop on how to make compost – a nutrient rich, soil amendment for healthy soil food webs. Hosted at the LES...
View ArticleOur Upcoming March Events
Upcoming Events: March 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28- The LES Ecology Center is holding our annual vintage electronics flash sale on at our E-Waste Warehouse located at 469 President Street, Brooklyn NY...
View ArticleFree Compost
Spring is the perfect time to rebuild the soil and prepare for the growing season. We offer free compost to community groups who care for public greenspace and offer a variety of ways for groups to get...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Plates to Plants: The Art and Science of Composting
From Plates to Plants: The Art and Science of Composting Globally, if food waste was represented as its own country, it would be the third largest greenhouse gas emitter, behind China and the U.S. As...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pumpkin Smash 2020!
Pumpkin Smash 2020 Saturday, November 7, 2020, 12-3 PM (rain or shine) at the East River Park Compost Yard Bring your pumpkins, Jack-o-Lanterns, and gourds and smash them into our compost piles. After...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Save Our Compost
June 17, 2021 We are thrilled to announce that our compost program will have a home in the future East River Park! On June 10, we received a letter from Deputy Mayor Vicki Been making it official that...
View ArticleCompost Yard Updates
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...
View Article