Other cities have better infrastructure, fewer rats, cleaner streets, plentiful public toilets, more elbow room. Yet people ...

Chicken bones? Nope! Greasy pizza boxes? Uh-uh. For two weeks in April, the Department of Sanitation sent inspectors to rifle ...

As we predicted, New York City’s new household organic waste collection mandate (also called composting) is working — and not ...

Mandatory curbside composting is still relatively new in New York City; the program only rolled out in all five boroughs late last year. “That is only half the story: We picked up 2.5 million ...

Mandatory curbside composting is still relatively new in New York City; the program only rolled out in all five boroughs late last year. Grist thanks its sponsors. Become one. To support our ...

For those who have been trashing New York City’s recent composting law, you’ve been given a brief window to get on board — or ...

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 supposed ...

In an abrupt backtrack, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration in recent days has exempted most of New York City’s residential buildings from being fined for violating the composting law ...

“Make no mistake: Composting continues to be mandatory in New York City,” the mayor’s office said in a statement. But because New Yorkers raised questions about the program, the city will ...