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Found this.
>DSNY sends materials to compost facilities in the region. Every one of these facilities is equipped with equipment to remove plastic liners, packaging, and service ware, from food scraps and yard waste before they are composted or digested.
>Food scraps and yard waste from residents and schools on Staten Island are composted at DSNY’s Staten Island Compost Facility. Once finished, the compost is sold to landscapers and also used for greening projects in neighborhoods and parks throughout NYC.
>Some of the food scraps are turned into clean, renewable energy at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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