Composting is now mandatory in all five boroughs of New York City. That means that city residents must separate their organic refuse from their ordinary household trash and place it in a separate ...

A major change is coming to New York City that could impact your trash habits and your wallet. Starting Tuesday, New York City residents will be subject to fines for failing to separate compostable ...

If you've been thinking about composting but are worried it might be too complicated or expensive, you're in the right place. Making your own DIY compost doesn't have to be a big, costly project. In ...

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MILFORD — Residents now have an option to compost organic waste — a move city officials hope will help reduce municipal trash disposal costs. The city implemented the composting option last month.

Middle Tennessee's rapid growth is exacerbating its trash problem, with the current landfill nearing capacity. Composting offers a viable solution by diverting organic waste from landfills and ...

At the first public hearing on Pittsfield’s plans to overhaul its trash and recycling policy, Dominick Villane, an apartment building property manager, made a point about how food waste affects the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Department of Sanitation facility on the West Shore has been turning out compost — dubbed “black gold” by city officials — since 1991, but its workload got quite a bit bigger ...

Heather Billings, food waste reduction consultant. Credit... Supported by By Somini Sengupta Photographs by Cassandra Klos America has a food waste problem: Rotten tomatoes and pizza boxes end up in ...