Greenburgh, N.Y., Launches Food Scrap Recycling Program

In this week’s Stories From Main Street, Sean Adams took us to the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County – the latest town to get involved in the environmental movement aimed at helping us manage our garbage.

Orange peel, and old oatmeal with bits of toast make great compost. Food scrap recycling has come to Greenburgh as the town follows the lead of Scarsdale – which was the first Westchester County community to admit such a program.

“So all of your food scraps just go right into your kitchen countertop pail,” said Rachel Carpitella, sustainable project leader at the Greenburgh Nature Center. “That’s including all of your fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, bones, cooked food, salad with dressing on it – some of those things, you couldn’t put in a backyard composter. But you can put them in the kitchen countertop pail.”