Residents will be able to pick up free 40-pound bags of compost from 77-28 19th Avenue in Astoria. Acting Sanitation ...

The city runs the nation’s largest organics program. It has increased processing capacity in recent years with new contracts and a composting facility expansion.

mandating separate disposal of food scraps and yard waste, with fines for violations. Residents can buy larger bins at bins.nyc or use any secure 55-gallon bin with a free DSNY decal.

Those compost projects were largely the victim of budget cuts during Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, but he later set the stage for the current program with a 2013 initiative that included ...

Compulsory composting became enforceable by fines in New York City starting at the beginning of the month, leaving some ...

The city’s composting mandate, which officially went into effect in October 2024, entered its enforcement phase on April 1. Since then, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun issuing fines to ...

Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for joining us on today's webinar. Before we begin, I'd like to announce that we'll be referring to today's earnings release, which was sent to the newswires ...

Mandatory composting in New York City is a garbage idea that somehow keeps getting recycled even though it trashes New Yorkers’ daily lives. On Thursday, members of the City Council’s Common ...

Rebecca Collins: Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for joining us on today’s webinar. Before we begin, I’d like to announce that we’ll be referring to today’s earnings release, which was ...

A group of Big Apple lawmakers want to toss composting laws in the trash. The City Council’s Common Sense Caucus on Thursday introduced a bill that would reverse mandatory composting just one ...