Today, roll-off containers are stronger, more efficient and more specialized than ever before. However, not all jobs are ...

Arnett fears the container will not hold all of his yard waste and prefers the older plastic bag program. “I don’t think it takes into account that they’re replacing that budget line with ...

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor The environmental group said it’s most concerned about persistent plastic waste, which last year made ... Around 100 billion plastic beverage ...

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

As part of the compost program, residents put their food waste, yard waste and food-soiled paper out in a brown DSNY bin, or any container 55 ... cardboard or plastic, metal, glass or Styrofoam.

Any extra leaf or yard waste can be put in a paper or clear plastic bag ... after 6 p.m. with a lid or after 8 p.m. using bags. Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York ...

or residents can separate yard waste in a clear plastic bag, a paper bag or a different container. All food waste must be in a bin with a tightfitting lid. The city has trucks that hold compost on ...

followed by plastic (21.9%), paper (15.3%), disposable diapers (8.2%) and hazardous household waste (4.2%). Other waste includes commingled waste (3.6%), yard/garden refuse (2.9%), glass (2.7% ...

Bedford’s Spring 2025 curbside yard waste takes place the week of April 28. The Town’s contractor begins the curbside yard ...

Plastic soup containers are high-value finds, paying 20 pesos (38 cents) a kilogram. Siena sorts and sells his load to a junk shop owned by his uncle, who trucks the waste to recycling plants on ...