New Yorkers can now get fined for not separating their food scraps. Some critics say that's not the right approach.

The retired Queens resident knew that effective April 1, the citywide program of separating compostable organic material from ...

The New York City Council introduced a bill Thursday to make composting voluntary after some backlash from angry New Yorkers, ...

The city runs the nation’s largest organics program. It has shifted processing capacity in recent years with new contracts ...

The city issued 1,885 violations related to New York City’s new composting rules in the first week of enforcement, according ...

City officials said Tuesday that they want to quell any rumors or conspiracy theories around the Department of Sanitation’s curbside composting program. Enforcement of the five-borough curbside ...