COMPOST DROP-OFF TWICE A WEEK AT PROSPECT FARM

 

UPDATE: Starting this Wednesday, March 17th, food scraps can be dropped off for composting at Prospect Farm every Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This drop-off time is in addition to the weekly 11:00 a.m. to noon collection on Saturdays.

 

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Prospect Farm in Windsor Terrace has announced that compost can once again be dropped off there on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to noon. May 9th was the last day that drop-offs were accepted because the garden had received an overwhelming amount of compost. Sanitation Department curbside pick-ups are suspended through June 30, 2021.

After a pandemic-related hiatus, Prospect Farm is now back to collecting our neighborhood's food scraps, diverting them from landfills, and making healthy and fertile compost to feed our local soils. 

Every Saturday between 11am and 12pm

1194 Prospect Ave (below the Seely St bridge)

 

Mask wearing and physical distancing guidelines will be enforced so please be respectful.

Please only bring accepted materials, as listed below, to be donated to Prospect Farm and be sure to remove any produce stickers, rubber bands, and twist ties from your scraps before dumping them.

 

Accepted:

Fruit and vegetable scraps

Coffee grounds and filters

Paper tea bags

Egg and nut shells

Food-soiled paper towels and napkins

Bread and grains

Shredded newspaper

Sawdust and wood shavings from untreated wood

Stale beans, flour, and spices

Cut or dried flowers

Houseplants and potting soil

Feathers

BPI-Certified compostable plastics

 

NOT accepted:

Meat or fish scraps

Cheese or dairy products

Fats, grease, oil, or oily foods

Cat or dog feces

Kitty litter

Colored or glossy paper

Sawdust made from pressure-treated plywood or lumber

Coal or charcoal ashes

Non-compostable materials like plastic, metals, or glass

Diseased or insect-infested houseplants and soil

Biodegradable plastics

 

Reopening and expanded capacity for composting with Prospect Farm is thanks to a new partnership with Big Reuse in Gowanus. 

Find all of this info and more on the website: https://prospectfarm.org/composting.

 

You can also join the newsletter to receive updates on the garden, volunteer opportunities, and/or our composting work: http://bit.ly/PFcompost.

 

Please donate to keep this service and garden running: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NXFFB9J4SQN92.