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

The seven-member "Common Sense Caucus" introduced legislation on Thursday that would nix the new fines issued to property ...

The New York City Council introduced a new bill Thursday to make composting voluntary after some backlash from angry New ...

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

Failing to separate residential compost waste, which includes leaves, grass and food scraps, will now subject the violator to ...

The city issued 1,885 violations related to New York City’s new composting rules in the first week of enforcement, according ...

New York City’s waste reduction efforts will commence a new phase next week, as the city’s sanitation agency will begin ...

The first week of New York City’s composting crackdown resulted in nearly 2,000 tickets to property owners who allegedly ...

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

Not composting your food scraps yet? You can now be fined for that. Starting New York residents must compost all household ...

The city has tossed us a mess without gloves,” railed Kenny Burgos, the New York Apartment Association CEO and former Bronx ...

The Common Sense Caucus aims to introduce legislation making the recently implemented mandatory household composting program ...