The City of New Rochelle launched its new drop-off food scrap recycling program, becoming the 28th municipality to join Westchester County Refuse Disposal District’s Residential Food Scrap Transportation and Disposal Program (RFSTAD). Under RFSTAD, District municipalities oversee the collection of residential food scraps utilizing either a drop-off or curbside collection program. The District then arranges to have the food waste transported to an organics recycler at a subsidized rate.