Pair Of Washington Heights Compost Bins Among Most Used In NYC

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — In some neighborhood composting pride, two Washington Heights Smart Composting Bins are among the 10 most used in the city.

The New York City Sanitation Department posted a photo prompt to Twitter on Monday asking for people to identify two of the bins that are among the top-10 most opened of the 400 citywide.

The answer? Two bins in Council Member Carmen De La Rosa's district on Cabrini Boulevard near West 187th Street.

It's time to reveal the location!

These Smart Composting Bins are in @CnDelarosa’s district on Cabrini Blvd by W. 187 St. in Washington Heights!

Thanks to everyone who has dropped off their food scraps in these bins (and the other 398 around the City!) https://t.co/EtndlOIcOi pic.twitter.com/PJameUXl5Z
— NYC Sanitation (@NYCSanitation) July 17, 2023

"Composting drop-off goals," one person responded to the tweet with.

The large locked orange trash bins arrived in Washington Heights and Inwood in December 2022.

The bins can only be unlocked through the NYC Compost app. The receptacles are meant for vegetables, fruit, dairy, meat, bones, prepared food, flowers, plants, and more.

Here the Washington Heights and Inwood locations.

• Northeast corner of Amsterdam and West 155th Street
• Southwest corner of Amsterdam and West 160th Street
• Northwest corner of Amsterdam and West 165th Street
• Southwest corner of Audubon and West 169th Street
• Northeast corner of Fort Washington Avenue and West 174th Street
• Northeast corner of Wadsworth Avenue and West 182nd Street
• Northwest corner of Cabrini Boulevard and West 187th Street
• Northwest corner of Audubon Avenue and West 192nd Street
• Southeast corner of Sickles Street and Nagle Avenue
• Southeast corner of Broadway and Academy Street
• Southwest corner of West 212th Street and 10th Avenue

The food scraps put in the bins get processed at local "community scale compost sites" and the subsequent compost gets used to improve green spaces across the city.

The NYC Compost App can be downloaded for free on Android and iOS.