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![New York's Governors island turns hundreds of tons of organic food and yard waste into food for community gardens with its 'Zero Waste Island'
plan through the composting nonprofit Earth Matter.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/231003124926-iyw-new-york-governors-island-zero-waste-00000201.png?c=16x9&q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill)
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This island near New York City aims to be zero waste
New York’s Governors Island is now a tourist attraction - growing its own food and recycling scraps. A non-profit group is teaching leadership in composting to achieve its zero waste goal.