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

The city has issued hundreds of daily summonses to New Yorkers who aren’t complying with new composting rules, according to ...

The city has increased processing capacity to prepare for the shift. It issued tens of thousands of warnings before enforcement began on April 1, and has already issued nearly 2,000 summons for ...

Not composting your food scraps yet? You can now be fined for that. Starting New York residents must compost all household ...

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

The Department of Sanitation out "Graffiti Free NYC" trucks that are equipped with seven different paint colors to do so.

Sixteen people were injured Tuesday morning during a crash between a Bx41 bus and a DSNY vehicle, the FDNY says. The FDNY ...

Waste reduction efforts are entering a new phase this week, as the city's sanitation agency begins enforcing mandatory ...

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

Starting this week, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun enforcing new composting regulations ...

According to the DSNY, sanitation supervisors may open and investigate trash bags to ensure that food waste is not being ...