CITY OF YONKERS DISTRIBUTES FREE COMPOST TO YONKERS RESIDENTS

CITY OF YONKERS DISTRIBUTES FREE COMPOST TO YONKERS RESIDENTS

30 Cubic Yards of Compost Made from 37 Tons of Food Scraps Collected Citywide (L-R): Yonkers City Council President Lakisha Collins Bellamy; Yonkers Department of Public Works Commissioner Thomas Meier; Yonkers City Councilmember Tasha Diaz; Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano; Yonkers Department of Public Works Deputy Commissioner Jason Baker. Photo by Maurice Mercado/City of Yonkers Mayor […] The post CITY OF YONKERS DISTRIBUTES FREE COMPOST TO YONKERS R…

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