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

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

Starting on June 1, 2025, all residential buildings in the area will be required to use the bins. The locked bins will be ...

Buildings across New York City are now required to separate trash from compost, and one property owner says he feels the need ...

The compost must be put in its own bin and placed at the curb on regular recycling days for pickup. New Yorkers can line the bin with a clear plastic bag. New Yorkers can purchase a 21-gallon official ...

New York City's waste reduction efforts will commence a new phase next week, as the city's sanitation agency will begin enforcing a law-mandated composting program with fines. Starting April 1 ...

In the first 10 days after the law went into effect, the Sanitation Department slammed property owners with nearly 2,500 ...

Buildings across New York City are now required to separate ... about the new composting laws with signs, and he has brown composting bins next to trash and recycling. But he stresses, at the ...