STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City Sanitation officials announced the availability of a new, smaller trash bin Thursday in ...

The new "Empire Bins" are designed to be emptied with modern garbage trucks, and have locks that can only be opened with a ...

Long-stalled safety reforms to New York City’s notorious private trash hauling industry will take nearly four more years to ...

In the second week since the onset of the city's new composting rules, a record-breaking 3.8 million pounds of compost was ...