NEW YORK (PIX11) – If you waited to get a compost bin for free, the Department of Sanitation is no longer giving them out, according to 311. The DSNY held several events between 2024 and 2025 where ...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Mandatory composting went into effect in October 2024 in New York City, but starting Tuesday, those who do not comply with the law-mandated waste reduction program will be ...

As of 1 April 2025, it is mandatory for residents of New York City to compost certain waste items. This is part of a program run by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) called Curbside Composting. The ...

When Christine Datz-Romero and her husband started the Lower East Side Ecology Center in 1987, where New Yorkers could drop off paper, metal, glass and plastic for recycling, they beat New York’s ...

Starting April 1, all New Yorkers must start composting their trash, separating all organic material, like food scraps and plastic plates, and place them in marked bins outside of their homes. News 12 ...

Chef George Duran produces his fair share of food scraps -- and when it comes to composting them in the city's new program, he said there have been some real glitches. Olga Ginzburg for NY Post Chef ...