Composting starts Tuesday; here’s what you should know
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City will begin enforcing its mandatory compost program Tuesday after it launched across the ...
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Not composting yet? Here’s what to know about NYC’s new fines
Not composting your food scraps yet? You can now be fined for that. Starting April 1, New York residents must compost all ...
NYC landlords fume over new composting fines turning them into dumpster divers: ‘Detached from reality’
The city has tossed us a mess without gloves,” railed Kenny Burgos, the New York Apartment Association CEO and former Bronx ...
DSNY no longer giving out free compost bins in New York City
If you waited to get a compost bin for free, the Department of Sanitation is no longer giving them out, according to 311. The ...
With enforcement here, can plastic bags be used in NYC compost bins?
While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags cannot be used, Sanitation said. Items that must be composted include yard waste ...
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Everyone in NYC has to compost. Here's how to follow the rules and avoid tickets.
New Yorkers are required to compost all their organic waste under a sanitation department rule that went into effect back in ...
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Can you compost it? Mettawee sixth graders sure do
The project started with a simple observation. “We noticed a lot of food waste every day after lunch,” said one Mettawee ...