A new analysis by a Baruch College professor shows that only 4.6% of all organic waste in the five boroughs was composted ...

As receptacles for everything gross and grimy, your trash can ... The New York Times. Our journalists combine independent research with (occasionally) over-the-top testing so you can make quick ...

Chef George Duran produces his fair share of food scraps -- and when it comes to composting them in the city's new program, he said there have been some real glitches. Olga Ginzburg for NY Post ...

Composting is the act of recycling organic material like food scraps and ... To allow New Yorkers to see the positive results that community composting can yield, BroSis partnered with NYC Climate ...

This year, New York City public school students will kick off mid-winter break Monday, enjoying the entire week off through ...

Duran’s huge kitchen — where he does all of his recipe development — is set up for composting. It was built with four bins — for regular trash ... “For New York, we have a good kitchen ...

If built, it would be the biggest incinerator in the United States, potentially paving the way for other cities and counties to adopt a waste-management method that some scientists say is the least ...

Over time, bacteria break down the scraps to create compost, a soil additive rich in plant nutrients — plus, you end up creating about 50 percent less trash ... In New York City, for example ...

The United States is nowhere near its goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030, according to new analysis from the ...