NYC Organics Collection Participation by Fiscal Year, 2020-2021 Service Gap

Historic data from data.cityofnewyork.us tracks the number of NYC households, residential buildings, and schools receiving curbside organics collection by the Fiscal Year service began. The dataset covers a period when curbside composting service was suspended from May 4, 2020 until October 1, 2021. As of October 2024, service is citywide and this dataset is no longer updated.

Use Cases

• Analyze adoption trends over time using Fiscal Year and columns like Number of Schools Added and Households in 1-9 Unit Buildings.
• Compare participation between building types using Households in 10+ Unit Buildings and Households in 1-9 Unit Buildings.
• Model the growth of service infrastructure using Number of 10+ Unit Buildings and Number of 1-9 Unit Buildings over sequential Fiscal Years.
• Assess the impact of the 2020-2021 service suspension by analyzing participation counts before and after the gap.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official NYC open data portal (data.cityofnewyork.us).
• Provides a clear historical record of program expansion with 7 distinct columns tracking different participant types.
• Metadata explicitly documents a known service suspension period (May 4, 2020 to October 1, 2021).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is historic and will not be updated, limiting analysis to past trends.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY).

Time Range

Covers Fiscal Years from the start of the organics collection program until it became citywide in 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 18:02:07; freshness should be verified as the dataset is declared historic.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.