"We are hosting NYC Smart Compost pilot programs in Astoria and Lower Manhattan to test out “smart bin” technology as an option for food scrap drop-offs" https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/nyc-food-scrap-drop-off-locations

I guess this means the pilot was successful. (Or that the company making money from this is run by a friend of Adams)