Did you know that nearly 30% of the waste thrown into household bins is organic material that could be composted This ...

In the first 10 days after the law went into effect, the Sanitation Department slammed property owners with nearly 2,500 ...

Compost lovers can pick up 40-pound bags from the 77-28 19th Avenue facility starting on Wednesdays. The new 77-28 19th Avenue facility will be the third giveaway site. The original opened in Dutch ...

New York City’s mandatory composting went into effect at the start of this month, and the city has already issued hundreds of ...

Weekend drop-off events Each Saturday and Sunday, DPW operates 12 staffed drop-off sites at farmers markets and community centers across all eight wards. These events offer helpful extras like hand ...

This is about residents of the state of Connecticut changing their behavior and making better decisions about material management, from their homes to the curb to the transfer station,” said ...

Connecticut produces more trash ... compost and recycling programs, Mushinsky said she believes Connecticut can again reach a point where it can handle whatever trash is left over, whether through ...

The added pressure led to led to 2.5 million pounds of food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste being collected in the ...

Do you like the idea of composting ... I’ve done is dump kitchen waste into the bin and walk away, just like I do when I bring trash from my indoor garbage cans to my outdoor garbage can.

Hundreds gathered at the Bethesda Central Farmers Market on April 13 to celebrate Food Waste Prevention Week, hosted by the county’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The event showcased ...

At least 2,462 fines for “failing to recycle organic waste ... composting laws. “Do you know what I do all day? I’m already folding and sorting boxes. I can’t be sorting through the ...