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Compost

Calverton residents demand fix to 'unbearable' mysterious odor

  • Aug 26, 2025

Maggots, mice and disgusting smell: NYC residents on composting issues

  • Aug 12, 2025

NYC pausing most fines for incorrect composting

  • Apr 18, 2025

NYC residents to face fines for failing to separate compost from trash

  • Mar 31, 2025

How to compost or recycle your Christmas tree

  • Dec 26, 2024

Climate Ready: How to host a less wasteful Thanksgiving

  • Nov 20, 2024

Pumpkins smashed at composting event in Hudson River Park

  • Nov 3, 2024

Reducing food waste is good for your budget and the planet

  • Oct 29, 2024

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NYC's curbside composting program expands citywide

  • Oct 7, 2024
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NYC's curbside composting program expands

  • Oct 7, 2024
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NYC curbside composting expands to the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island

  • Oct 6, 2024
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Program teaching how to compost cut from NYC budget

  • Apr 22, 2024
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Year-round curbside composting service to kick off in Queens

  • Mar 27, 2023
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Neighborhood program encourages NYC residents to compost dog waste

  • Mar 7, 2023
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NYC plans to bring composting to all 5 boroughs within 20 months

  • Feb 1, 2023
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Largest composting program in the country to start in Queens

  • Oct 3, 2022

Latest Stories

NYC's curbside composting program expands citywide to the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island

Curbside composting is now available in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island after the city previously launched the program in Queens and Brooklyn.

  • Oct 7, 2024

Machine in Chicago mimics cow's stomach to divert thousands of tons of food waste from landfills

What's an anaerobic digester? Chicago has one that mimics the inside of a cow's stomach and is helping divert thousands of tons of food waste form landfills.

  • Aug 14, 2024

Program teaching how to compost cut from NYC budget, as compost numbers 'poor,' says report

New York City's curbside composting is not off to a good start with low participation, according to a recent study, just as the Adams administration pulled funding for a program that could help encourage people to compost.

  • Apr 22, 2024

How to recycle your Christmas tree if you live in New York City

Now that Christmas is officially over, you might be wondering how to properly dispose of your tree -- whether it is real or artificial.

  • Dec 26, 2023

Year-round curbside composting service to kick off in Queens

The borough president and city sanitation commissioner helped hand out composting bins on Sunday in Archie Spigner Park.

  • Mar 27, 2023