If my local composting facility won’t accept them, is there anywhere else I can safely dispose of them besides the garbage? Are compostable bags better for the environment than those made from ...

A record-breaking 3.8 million pounds of compost was collected in the second week of a new recycling mandate — a number so ...

Critics of the enforce-first, educate-second approach are applauding Mayor Adams’s decision to extend the grace period for ...

Starting this week, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun enforcing new composting regulations requiring residents to separate their organic waste ...

Buildings across New York City are now required to separate trash from compost, and one property owner says he feels the need ...

For those who have been trashing New York City’s recent composting law, you’ve been given a brief window to get on board — or else the fines will start to roll in. New York City’s waste reduction ...

Education materials developed by the DSNY establish that food scarps and food-soiled paper should be set aside in compost bins instead of trash bags. In addition to food, leaf and yard waste can ...

The compost must be put in its own bin and placed at the curb on regular recycling days for pickup. New Yorkers can line the bin with a clear plastic bag. New Yorkers can purchase a 21-gallon official ...