Compost your Food Scraps! - Queens Public Library at Steinway Date: 06/01/12 through 11/30/12 Hours: 6-7:30 pm, Mondays Ages: All Address: 21-45 31st Street - 718-728-1965 Astoria, NY 11105 queenslibrary.org Description: Parents can teach their children about sustainability by modeling green behaviors like composting. Simply bring your food scraps including fruit and vegetable scraps like peels, skins, or seeds), coffee grounds (including the paper filter), tea bags, eggshells, nutshells, plain bread, and pasta (no toppings) to the weekly food waste drop off location. The Western Queens Compost Initiative will turn the rest of your food waste into a nutrient-rich compost.