Scarsdale Offering Food Scrap Recycling

SCARSDALE, NY — Earlier this year, the Village of Scarsdale instituted a program to recycle food scraps into compost.

According the village’s website, the Scarsdale Recycling Center is open for drop-offs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

The center is located at 110 Secor Rd.

All food waste is accepted, including fruits and vegetables with stickers, bands and ties removed; meat and poultry with or without bones, fish and shellfish, dairy products and leftovers, spoiled and expired food.

Non-food items include coffee grounds, tea bags, paper towels and napkins.

For a complete list of what and what is not accepted, go here.

Residents collect their food scraps in a countertop pail, which can be lined with a compostable bag, but not a plastic bag.

A collection starter kit is available from the village for $20.

The food scraps can then be brought as often as needed to the collection center.

All material collected is taken to a commercial composting facility where it is turned into compost.

More information, including a Food Scrap Recycling Guide, is available on the village’s website.

Photo credit: Village of Scarsdale.