tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post9216199707082116558..comments2024-03-28T15:20:37.320-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Herban Decay!: About that New York Compost Box on East 11th StreetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40335820309000275522015-12-04T06:49:18.829-05:002015-12-04T06:49:18.829-05:007:19, lol yes I am quite befuddled7:19, lol yes I am quite befuddledAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53460880392878398902015-12-03T23:35:20.697-05:002015-12-03T23:35:20.697-05:00I've been composting for well over 20 years, t...I've been composting for well over 20 years, thanks to my downstairs neighbor who gave me a bucket. The <a href="http://www.lesecologycenter.org" rel="nofollow">Lower East Side Ecology Center</a> has been operating longer than even the sanitation department composting program, and continues to grow.<br /><br />We certainly should be composting everything we can; as far as I know, we're still trucking our garbage out to the Midwest, so the less of it there is, the better.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46078364294682686862015-12-03T19:19:29.551-05:002015-12-03T19:19:29.551-05:00Anon 10:37: Things must be very confusing where yo...Anon 10:37: Things must be very confusing where you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9192566617902310132015-12-03T12:23:36.205-05:002015-12-03T12:23:36.205-05:00I think this is fantastic. I live in a Brooklyn ne...I think this is fantastic. I live in a Brooklyn neighborhood that isn't part of the DSNY pick up program (though many of my friends/clients do and it does work well). This is actually more convenient than any of the drop off locations where you're bound by day/time restrictions. I can make this part of my weekly trip to B&H. Drop off scraps, reward my effort with pierogi. Win-win. amyaversionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548627367507301738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-1727793056219289162015-12-03T10:37:13.740-05:002015-12-03T10:37:13.740-05:00I'm all for composting but I think this parody...I'm all for composting but I think this parody is just too on the nose, in the sense that I would never see one of these boxes and think they were for anything but tabloids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2932566163208171812015-12-03T10:36:14.515-05:002015-12-03T10:36:14.515-05:00It really wouldn't be that hard for me to keep...It really wouldn't be that hard for me to keep my scraps in the freezer until they accumulate - and to make it a habit - its a little awkward for me to recycle paper and metal in my tiny apt but I do it - these efforts outside the State are admirable. The current City effort to put recycling bins on the streets is just not going to work. nygrumpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6411822111688359182015-12-03T10:16:39.111-05:002015-12-03T10:16:39.111-05:00I started 'composting' about a year ago an...I started 'composting' about a year ago and it really could't be easier. Add one more trash bin to your kitchen, put food scraps in one, and regular garbage in the other. You will be amazed at how much lighter your regular trash becomes, since it's going to be mostly plastic that isn't for recycling. The habit of separating becomes pretty much second nature- the good folks that take the compost are doing all the messy stuff. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69994830084383743942015-12-03T08:39:10.267-05:002015-12-03T08:39:10.267-05:00Why poo poo this woman who is trying to help? I th...Why poo poo this woman who is trying to help? I think composting is a pain, but since I live across the street from this box, I will try to participate with my banana skins, egg shells and coffee grounds and/or veggie and fruit scraps. Why not help if you can? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-947198777030404482015-12-03T07:57:10.944-05:002015-12-03T07:57:10.944-05:00My family composted in the suburbs 20 years ago. I...My family composted in the suburbs 20 years ago. It was messy and stupid then, and it makes even less sense in a city. At least for the average person. Restaurants may have limited success with it because they have the space and volume of food, but how much will the city charge them for bins, letter grades, etc.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56272059205390748352015-12-03T05:30:01.017-05:002015-12-03T05:30:01.017-05:00I welcome a citywide mandatory composting program ...I welcome a citywide mandatory composting program with open arms, key is how to enforce it.<br /><br />Orange skins, banana peels etc. should be used to nuture the Earth, not rot in Staten Island landfills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com