Government
Owner of Youngs Avenue compost site pleads guilty to code violations, fined $5,630
The owner of the Youngs Avenue farmland where compost materials were stockpiled pleaded guilty Tuesday to Riverhead code violations.
Environment
Riverhead orders Patriot Recycling owner to remove 3,000 cu. yds. of ‘unauthorized material’ from Youngs Avenue preserved farmland
Riverhead Town has ordered the owner of Patriot Recycling to remove 3,000 cubic yards of materials from Youngs Avenue preserved farmland where it plans composting operations.
Environment
Patriot Recycling moving ahead with composting plans at Youngs Avenue site, its lawyer says
Riverhead Town has not revoked Patriot's use permit, but has sent the owner a letter prohibiting deliveries of yard trimmings to the site until active farming begins, Riverhead Town Attorney Erik Howard said.
Environment
From trees to trash? Odors, complaints follow composting move to Calverton
An Oceanside solid waste facility is moving its composting operation to Calverton because of odor control issues at its Nassau County site. Calverton residents are angry, complaining about a stench they say arrived after dumping in a local farm field began.
Environment
Riverhead Town launches food scrap recycling to compost program, the first on Long Island
The Town of Riverhead celebrated the launch of its new residential food scrap recycling to compost program yesterday at the Youngs Avenue waste disposal site, another step in Riverhead’s ambitious goal to divert almost all the town’s food scrap waste from landfills by 2030.
