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Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on June 9, 2023
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The City Council wasted no time Thursday in overwhelmingly passing legislation that, if enacted, would mandate New Yorkers citywide to separate food scraps and other organic refuse from the rest of their trash.

But the mandatory program the bills would establish appears to be at odds with Mayor Eric Adams’ own voluntary citywide composting initiative announced earlier this year.

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Compelled to compost: City Council supermajority passes mandatory food waste bill, likely conflicting with mayor’s voluntary program

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