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Tons of organics diverted (000)
Collect and compost organic material — Increase composting.
Organics diversion has climbed steadily as DSNY rolled out mandatory curbside composting borough by borough — starting in Queens in fall 2022, expanding to Brooklyn in fall 2023, and reaching every borough citywide by October 2024. City officials and local reporting both describe this as the largest curbside composting program in the country, and DSNY's own numbers show diverted tonnage roughly doubling as each phase of the rollout took effect.
Researched July 16, 2026 — DSNY, Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Report, NYC Mayor's Office, "Mayor Adams Announces Completion of Roll-out of First-Ever No-Cost, Pain-Free Citywide Curbside Composting Program", Inside Climate News, "Curbside 'Composting' Is Finally Citywide in New York. Or Is It?"
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 7,740,000 organics |
| FY23 | 10,560,000 organics |
| FY24 | 12,960,000 organics |
| FY25 | 16,350,000 organics |
| FY26 (YTD) | Not available |
Why this is tracked
DSNY's push for curbside organics collection began with leaf composting in 1990 and a Park Slope pilot in 1992, but early efforts were repeatedly scaled back over cost concerns. The 2013 City Council law, Local Law 77, mandated a real pilot program, which expanded gradually through the 2010s, was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic due to funding cuts, and finally became a citywide curbside "brown bin" program by late 2024, reaching Manhattan, Staten Island, and the Bronx after earlier phases in Brooklyn and Queens. Diverting organic waste from landfills reduces the methane those landfills generate and shrinks the volume of waste New York must collect, process, and export out of state.
Curbside 'Composting' Is Finally Citywide in New York - Inside Climate News, 10 Facts You Should Know About NYC's Composting Efforts
Source: Solid Waste Management — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported annually.
Definition: Tonnage (in thousands) of organics collected through curbside collections (residential and schools), Smart Composting Bins, City-funded Food Scrap Drop-off sites, private landscaper waste received at the Staten Island Compost Facility, and City Agency organics delivered to DSNY programs. This metric also includes tonnages of food donations diverted through or in partnership with the donateNYC program.