MEDIA ALERT: Mayor Mike Spano will join Yonkers Department of Public Works (DPW) Friday, November 3, at 11AM at the Yonkers DPW Service Center (1130 Nepperhan Ave.) to launch the City’s expanding recycling initiative that now includes backyard composting

Backyard Composters will be made available to residents at the Yonkers Recycling Center, located at 735 Saw Mill River Rd, starting Friday, November 3.

Composting bins are used for cardboard, leaves, grass clippings, annual plants, wood ashes, and other organic yard waste, as well as for vegetable and fruit peelings, and coffee grounds.

Compost from backyard composting typically is ready in two months. Compost can be used as a soil amendment or as mulch and provides essential nutrients that promote healthy plant growth.

The City of Yonkers launched its successful home food scrap recycling program in 2022, which offers residents household food scrap recycling kits. Nearly 8 tons of food scraps have been diverted from the solid waste stream through the City’s food scrap drop off program and curbside collection pilot program.

According to the US EPA, food waste and yard trimmings represent approximately 33% of total municipal solid waste.

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