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The Sanitation Department has doled out nearly 2,500 tickets to properties that have ignored the city’s new composting ...

New Yorkers can now get fined for not separating their food scraps. Some critics say that's not the right approach.

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A Department of Sanitation spokesperson said summonses issued so far largely correlate with population density.

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Starting April 1, property owners who don’t follow the rules will be subject to fines. The composting push is part of a ...

Take action to submit comments to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) and keep organic standards strong!

As of April 1, the city will start issuing fines to New Yorkers if they're found to be dodging the city's mandatory ...

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

New York City residents who don’t abide by the city’s compost rules will be fined beginning on Tuesday, April 1. All New Yorkers must separate their organic refuse from their ordinary household trash.