The retired Queens resident knew that effective April 1, the citywide program of separating compostable organic material from ...

New Yorkers can now get fined for not separating their food scraps. Some critics say that's not the right approach.

The city issued 1,885 violations related to New York City’s new composting rules in the first week of enforcement, according ...

The city runs the nation’s largest organics program. It has shifted processing capacity in recent years with new contracts ...

The city has issued hundreds of daily summonses to New Yorkers who aren’t complying with new composting rules, according to ...

Not composting your food scraps yet? You can now be fined for that. Starting New York residents must compost all household ...

The Common Sense Caucus aims to introduce legislation making the recently implemented mandatory household composting program ...

Official 21-gallon New York City composting bins are available for purchase through a private vendor for $43.47. New Yorkers can also use their own bins for compost, so long as the bins are 55 gallons ...

Starting this week, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun enforcing new composting regulations ...

According to the DSNY, sanitation supervisors may open and investigate trash bags to ensure that food waste is not being ...

New York City’s waste reduction efforts will commence a new phase next week, as the city’s sanitation agency will begin ...