NYC Compost

BigBelly Solar

About this app

NYC Smart Compost app enables finding and unlocking compost drop-off at curbside bins located in the NYC area, it also allows users to learn information about the composting program, details on how to use the curbside bins, what types of food/materials can be composted with this program, and report issues with the curbside bins.

Ratings and reviews

The GPS on my phone isnt accurate. I stand next to the bin but my phone thinks I am a couple blocks away. I can't open the bin. It takes a few minutes to get it to work, which is miserable if it is cold or raining. Could you relax the geo restriction a bit? That said, everything else about this pilot program is a game changer for my home's ability to compost. Thank you!

I prefer opening the bin with the card. It was so much easier: just tap. With the app, I have to 1st put down my compost on the ground, then fiddle with my phone with two hands to unlock the bin. Also, the card was so much easier when other family members wanted to use it. Now everyone has to have a smart phone. Please make the card keys usable again!

The app's performance may vary with the NFC features of your phone, but for me it seems to know when I'm standing in front of a bin, and it lets me unlock the bin. The one thing it doesn't do at the moment is recognize when it has succeeded in unlocking the bin. There's no visual or audio feedback from the bin itself (not even a click), so you have to just try the door and if it doesn't work press "unlock" on the app again.

What’s new

Fix issue unlocking Bins when no data services are available