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The city has trucks that hold compost on one side and regular trash on the other.Credit...Sara Hylton for The New York Times Yard waste and food scraps will be picked up on recycling day.
These fines are getting trashed. The city is backing off on heavy monetary penalties for those who fail to compost their ...
New Yorkers can now get fined for not separating their food scraps. Some critics say that's not the right approach.
Whatever its appeal to suburbanites with yards and gardens, composting is absurdly impractical in a city—especially one facing a massive budget deficit. Where are New York apartment dwellers ...