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https://nypost.com/2025/06/13/us-news/an-inside-look-at-dsnys-staten-island-compost-facility/>
"This is where trash turns into treasure.
Millions of disgusting, leaking bags of rotting food collected from New York
City streets every week are digested and spat back out as “black gold” as part
of the city’s fast-growing compost initiative.
The arduous process sees the apple cores, spoiled spinach bunches and greasy
boxes squeezed, cooked and pummeled for months — all while being fiercely
protected from hungry birds — until they are transformed into a fine,
nutrient-rich dust that is returned to New Yorkers for their very own gardens.
The
Post was offered on Thursday an up-close and personal view of how the
Staten Island facility produces what it calls “black gold” — which has been
collected in record-breaking troves week after week since composting mandates
went into effect in April."
Via
Reasons to be Cheerful:
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-reading-deep-sea-desalination/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
