Your compost pile will only thrive when you feed it the proper ingredients. Here's what you can and can't compost.

Not composting your food scraps yet? You can now be fined for that. Starting April 1, New York residents must compost all ...

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New York City residents who don’t abide by the city’s compost rules will be fined beginning on Tuesday, April 1. All New Yorkers must separate their organic refuse from their ordinary household trash.

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags ...

Compostables like food scraps can be messy. Here’s a head start ... Diapers and personal hygiene products don’t go in the composting bin. They should be disposed of in your regular trash ...

If you've ever wondered where your weeds and other garden waste go when it's collected ... into a "nutrient-rich soil ...

Waste can also go directly into bins without liners ... High-rises might offer compost bins on each floor, or set up a collection site in the basement or another common location.