DSNY Compost Giveaway
Sunday, October 29th
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Brooklyn residents can get up to eighty pounds (two bags at forty pounds per bag)
of free compost soil at the Newkirk Community Garden on
Sunday, October 29th, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
The New York City Sanitation Department and Big Apple Compost will provide the compost.
The event is free, but pre-registration is required on the Eventbrite website. Bring your registration confirmation with you, a printed or digital Eventbrite ticket.
Compost from Big Apple Compost is made from 100% New York City organics.
Big Apple is comprised of yard waste and food waste through the Department of Sanitation of New York City. We’re enrolled in the US Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Assurance Program, providing transparent compost analytics to end users.The compost has the Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) from the Composting Council.
The program – created in 2000 – is the culmination of research and discussion by many of the leading compost research scientists in the United States. Currently this is the only compost testing program available providing this.
Location
Newkirk Community Garden
736 E. 8th Street, at Newkirk Avenue
Kensington, Brooklyn
phone: (347) 903-7297