Helpful Links

To learn how to make and use compost, as well as the science behind composting, go to the city Department of Sanitation’s compost project site at www.nyccompost.org.

For composting courses and supplies, go to Bronx Green-up at www.nybg.org/green_up/.

Cooperative Extension Service educates residents about plant sciences, including composting. Here’s a Web site from the University of Illinois’ Cooperative Extension program: web.extension.uiuc.edu/homecompost/intro.html.

A summary of New York City’s waste stream is available from the city Department of Sanitation at: home2.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/wcs_charts.shtml. The department’s Annual Report, Waste Characterization Study, and other sources of facts and figures are available at www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/waste_reports.shtml.
 

This is part of the October 16, 2008 online edition of The Riverdale Press.

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