NEW YORK (PIX11) – The period to be fined for not composting has taken effect in New York City but aside from putting your scraps in a separate waste bin, New Yorkers will need to put them in a ...

Just because composting at home is easy doesn’t mean that everyone does it. Yes, organic compost is expensive at the garden center and free when you make it yourself, but if you don’t figure out a ...

New Yorkers who don’t separate their organic waste from their household trash could be fined by the Sanitation Department as of Tuesday, April 1. The compost must be put in its own bin and placed at ...

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NEW YORK (PIX11) — The clock is ticking, and we are just a few hours away from NYC residents being fined if they do not put their food scraps in a composting bin. Bones, eggshells, and meat are just a ...

Under the city’s new composting program, residents of all five boroughs must separate their organic refuse from their household trash. The organic material must be placed in its own bin for pickup.