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Urban Composting
"Composting for a greener and cleaner Brooklyn"
Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Brooklyn Compost Project promotes composting in Brooklyn neighborhoods, community gardens, institutions, and businesses. The Department of Sanitation funds the project, which started in 1993, and operates under Brooklyn GreenBridge, BBG's community environmental horticulture program. A major emphasis of Brooklyn GreenBridge, since its inception, has been composting. Current information and services include the following:
The Complete Composter
A complete guide to turning your kitchen scraps and garden clippings into a rich, nutritious soil conditioner.
Home Composting Exhibit
Come see how to compost at BBG's home composting exhibit near the Cranford Rose Garden. The display includes a variety of compost bins, different stages of decomposition, and signs in both English and Spanish to explain the process.
Handbook: Easy Compost
This BBG handbook, written by composting experts from across the country, simplifies this natural process while shattering some long-held myths. Includes composting tips for all regions and small spaces, as well as a buyer's guide to equipment. Read excerpts and buy it online.
Other Compost Websites
For more information on composting.
Composting Classes
To find out about our upcoming workshops, including Composting in the City (in English & Spanish) and Composting Indoors: Worm Bin Basics (also available for teacher training), please contact us.
compost@bbg.org1000 Washington Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Compost Hotline: 718-623-7290