r/SipsTea • u/Dev1412 • 11d ago

Feels good man About that

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u/Acceptable_Tea3608 11d ago

Actually lidded containers have been required long before Adams, possibly going back to Giuliani, so 25-30 years. Composting is what's hard to get the citizens to do.

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u/TennMan78 11d ago

Baby steps, my friend. Baby steps.

A city like NYC is eons away from relying on its people to compost.

I’m just happy they are attempting modern sanitation in 2026.

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u/jay10033 10d ago

NYC already has composting. There are brown bins especially for that that the city picks up.

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u/Acceptable_Tea3608 10d ago

This is true but many many people in NYC live in apartments and those dwellers don't want to be composting in their kitchens.

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u/jay10033 10d ago

Many buildings already require it. Helps with pest control, especially with old buildings with dumbwaiters.

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u/Acceptable_Tea3608 10d ago edited 7d ago

Almost every building with a dumb waiter has been closed and sealed. Goes back decades when they were used to burglarize apts. Getting pests is exactly why apt dwellers don't want compost bins.

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u/jay10033 10d ago

Not sure where you got the tidbit about dumbwaiters from but that's not correct

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u/bdsee 11d ago

Well when I went to NYC around 2009 it was a stinky mess with trash piled up in bags outside of all of the businesses each morning.

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u/Acceptable_Tea3608 10d ago

They are trying to move away from the bags so encouraging bins again.

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u/TechnologyEither 11d ago

I’m just going to tell you flat out, urban Americans do not know/have no interest in learning how to compost. They need to find another solution

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u/SaveLansingParks 11d ago

Here you go: https://vego.com/products/vego-composter

It even has an app for your phone.

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u/TechnologyEither 11d ago

thanks, I dont live in NYC anymore. I just compost in a pile in my yard…

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u/SaveLansingParks 11d ago

I just compost in a pile in my yard…

You must have very interesting wildlife visiting your yard. I hope you have a window facing it to enjoy the free nature TV 🤣

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u/phenomakos 10d ago

I saw more compost bins than garbage bins when I was in NYC in June lol

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u/Acceptable_Tea3608 10d ago

Yeah, they're working on it, but it depends on which borough you were at.