NYC Compost Project Partners
The NYC Compost Project Master Composter Certificate Course is taught by DSNY-funded staff at 6 partner organizations: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, LES Ecology Center, The New York Botanical Garden, Queens Botanical Garden, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, and Big Reuse.
NYC Compost Project Hosted by
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment.
(718) 623-7290
compost@bbg.org
NYC Compost Project Hosted by
LES Ecology Center
The LES Ecology Center (Ecology Center) has pioneered community-based models in urban sustainability since 1987. We provide unique e-waste and composting services, environmental stewardship opportunities, and educational programming to all New Yorkers who want to learn about environmental issues and take responsibility for creating solutions through action.
(212) 477-3155
info@lesecologycenter.org
NYC Compost Project Hosted by
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
The NYC Compost Project, hosted by Queens Botanical Garden offers compost-related educational opportunities, technical composting support, distribute compost, and processes over 4,500 lbs of food waste generated in Queens, NY. We are currently working on supporting communities to open neighborhood-based public food scrap drop off sites ensuring food scraps are composted locally.
(718) 539-5296
compost@queensbotanical.org
NYC Compost Project Hosted by
Snug Harbor Cultural Center &
Botanical Garden
1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden’s mission is to provide a vibrant, regional cultural destination that offers dynamic programming in arts, education, horticulture, agriculture, and recreation for diverse cultures and all ages while ensuring a well-managed campus for all residents of Staten Island and surrounding communities.
(718) 425-3558
compost@snug-harbor.org
NYC Compost Project Hosted by
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458
The New York Botanical Garden is an advocate for the plant world. The Garden pursues its mission through its role as a museum of living plant collections arranged in gardens and landscapes across its National Historic Landmark site; through its comprehensive education programs in horticulture and plant science; and through the wide-ranging research programs of the International Plant Science Center.
(718) 817-8543
compost@nybg.org
NYC Compost Project Hosted by
Big Reuse
At the NYC Compost Project Hosted by Big Reuse, we put a lot of effort into building support for compost locally by composting scraps at our two compost sites and giving it to community groups working on making the city more sustainable.
(718) 725-8925
brooklyn@bigreuse.org