Composting is the simplest way to turn your trash into treasure. Not only can it help reduce the world’s carbon footprint, ...

Education materials developed by the DSNY establish that food scraps and food-soiled paper should be set aside in compost ...

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The compost must be put in its own bin and placed at the curb on regular recycling days for pickup. New Yorkers can line the bin with a clear plastic bag. New Yorkers can purchase a 21-gallon official ...

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While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags cannot be used, Sanitation said. Items that must be composted include yard waste ...

The compost must be set out in a designated bin on recycling day ... so often they can tell by looking at a trash bag if there’s a good chance it contains food waste. The shape, feel, presence ...

Starting April 1, all food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste must be separated from the garbage and set out for compost in NYC.

and he has brown composting bins next to trash and recycling. But he stresses, at the end of the day, he can't force anyone to comply. "We've been explaining to them that it's important to compost ...