Food Scrap Drop-Off Locations in NYC

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their food scraps to be composted. Visit https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/nyc-food-scrap-drop-off-locations for participating locations.

Drop-off composting is one way residents can put their food and yard waste to good use, instead of being sent to a landfill. This dataset contains information on locations within NYC where you can drop-off your food scraps to make compost, not trash. All food scraps are processed locally at community scale compost sites.

Before visiting a food scrap drop-off site:

• Confirm that they are open and accepting food scraps.

• Review open hours listed.

• See what items are accepted.

Accepted at food scrap drop-off sites:

• Fruits, vegetables, and eggshells

• Coffee, tea, and nuts

• Dried flowers and houseplants

• Bread, grains, pasta

Not accepted at food scrap drop-off sites:

• Meat, fish, and dairy

• Pet waste and kitty litter

• Pressure-treated plywood, lumber, or sawdust

• Clean paper, glossy paper, or cardboard

• Metal, glass, or plastic

• Medical waste, diapers, and personal hygiene products

• BPI-certified compostable plastic products

Querying over HTTP

Splitgraph serves as an HTTP API that lets you run SQL queries directly on this data to power Web applications. For example:

curl https://data.splitgraph.com/sql/query/ddn \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d@-<<EOF
{"sql": "
    SELECT *
    FROM \"cityofnewyork-us/food-scrap-dropoff-locations-in-nyc-if26-z6xq\".\"food_scrap_dropoff_locations_in_nyc\"
    LIMIT 100 
"}
EOF

See the Splitgraph documentation for more information.