Although composting has been mandatory for New York City residential buildings since October, it wasn't until April 1 that ...

In the second week since the onset of the city's new composting rules, a record-breaking 3.8 million pounds of compost was collected, according to a recent report. This image shows a Department of ...

Just weeks after NYC started enforcing its new compost rules​, officials say they are pausing some of the fines.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City is pumping the brakes on enforcement of its new mandatory composting program, ...

Weeks after the New York City Sanitation Department started enforcing new composting rules, officials say they are pausing ...

Fines started going out April 1. But City Hall told sanitation inspectors to stop ticketing most buildings that don’t follow ...

Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ top deputy at City Hall, ordered the Sanitation Department this week to stop fining most building ...

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

The state’s trash issue became more pronounced when MIRA, a major waste-to-energy facility in Hartford, closed – leaving a ...

Relief on a new citywide mandate to separate food and yard waste comes with a pledge to enhance public education on how to ...

The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced the opening of a new compost distribution site in Astoria in ...

These fines are getting trashed. The city is backing off on heavy monetary penalties for those who fail to compost their ...