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MANDATORY IN NYC, it read — or else. Or else what? I wondered. Apparently: a $300 fine. It could be less — just $25 to start, ...

ODOR FREE INDOOR COMPOSTING: The Granrosi kitchen compost bin is the perfect odorless storage container for organic and food waste in your home; the integrated non-smell charcoal filter blocks ...

Before scraping off your plate into the trash after dinner, you may want to consider composting those food scraps. It is now ...

Bins must be 55 gallons or smaller and have a secure lid. They can be lined with paper, clear plastic or compostable bags to keep them clean. If you don’t have a designated compost bin ...

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

All food waste must be in a bin with a tightfitting lid. The city has trucks that hold compost on one side and regular trash on the other.Credit...Sara Hylton for The New York Times Yard waste and ...

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 ...

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.