The city Department of Sanitation is expanding its organics collection service in the Bronx.

Roughly 30,000 more residents, including those living in Norwood, will be included in the program, according to the agency. The service collects food waste, food-soiled paper, and yard waste from tenants, converting it into compost or renewable energy, and simultaneously helping with pest control.

Currently, over 3 million New Yorkers have access to these services, but Sanitation wants to make food scrap recycling available to all New Yorkers by the end of the year. Participants simply put their food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste in durable locking bins, which keep out rats, raccoons, and other animals. Such materials, also referred to as “organics,” create greenhouse gases when they decompose in landfills. Turning them into compost or renewable energy is good for the environment as well.

Home and building owners interested in the program can receive free bins and collection services by visiting on.nyc.gov/request-organics. Non-profits and city agencies, including churches, community centers, food pantries, soup kitchens, and libraries are also starting to get involved.