Residents will be able to pick up free 40-pound bags of compost from 77-28 19th Avenue in Astoria. Acting Sanitation ...

Starting Wednesday, April 23, residents in Queens will have a new, local option to get their hands on free compost for their gardens, courtesy of DSNY. The city agency is opening a compost ...

New York City is pausing most fines for residents who are not composting to give them more time to learn how to sort waste ...

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 ...

Curbside composting is still mandatory in the city, but for now fines will only be issued to repeat offenders at buildings ...

The Adams administration announced Friday it is relaxing its enforcement on violations of a new citywide composting mandate, ...

New York City is temporarily pausing fines on smaller buildings found not composting, city officials said Thursday. Effective immediately, compost fines will not apply to ...

As part of the compost program, residents put their food waste, yard waste and food-soiled paper out in a brown DSNY bin, or any container 55 gallons or less with a secure lid, on their recycling day.

mandating separate disposal of food scraps and yard waste, with fines for violations. Residents can buy larger bins at bins.nyc or use any secure 55-gallon bin with a free DSNY decal.