Is New York City getting its composting program right? On ground that was once the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, trucks unload food scraps and yard waste, filling the air with the sharp tang ...
The time for composting in every corner of Queens is now just around the corner. The city’s composting program — which has taken hold in just fits and starts through the years — is expanding to the ...
CITYWIDE — NEW YORKERS HAVE BROKEN COMPOSTING RECORDS FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE WEEK, collecting and separating more than six million pounds of food and yard waste, the New York City Department of ...
Expanding food scraps diversion programs to include multifamily buildings is a critical step toward reducing landfill-bound waste and increasing equitable access to composting services. While ...
New York City began penalizing apartment owners 10 months ago for failing to compost. In that time, it has issued more than $117K in fines. For the average multifamily owner, the fines are tiny, at ...
On ground that was once the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, trucks unload food scraps and yard waste, filling the air with the sharp tang of decaying garbage. Machines hum as they separate ...