Fwd: Save Community Composting!

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From: Green-Wood <contactus@info.green-wood.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Subject: Save Community Composting!
To: Peter Dorosh <pdorosh@prospectpark.org>

Sign the GrowNYC petition today

Dear Peter,  The environmental benefits of recycling food scraps and plant waste into nutrient-rich soil are undeniable. Composting contributes substantially to the health of our urban environment; it simultaneously mitigates food waste from landfills and significantly reduces the greenhouse gasses waste emits, like methane. In New York City, community composting programs—programs funded by the NYC Community Compost Project, run by GrowNYC and Green-Wood partners Big Reuse and Earth Matter—are what makes this process possible. They collect food scraps (more than 8 million pounds annually!), operate large composting sites, distribute compost, and provide public education. But the resources composting programs rely on are in the crosshairs. It was announced in Mayor Adams' latest budget for 2024 that funding for NYC Community Composting is slated to be slashed.  Green-Wood not only supports these composting programs but depends on them to sustainably manage wood waste that is produced from our annual tree maintenance. We produce over 1 million pounds of wood chips each year. This carbon-rich material is necessary in the composting process to balance the nitrogen-rich food scraps and speed up the process of decomposition. We know firsthand how devastating the loss of these programs will be to the community.  That's why we're signing GrowNYC's petition to support continued funding for NYC community composting—and we urge you to do the same. Please click here to add your support! Thank you, Sara Evans Senior Manager and Curator of Living Collections   Green-Wood 500 25th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 green-wood.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list