Are unwanted pests causing problems in your garden? Check that you aren't making any of these common composting mistakes that ...

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.

Official 21-gallon New York City composting bins are available for purchase through a private vendor for $43.47. New Yorkers can also use their own bins for compost, so long as the bins are 55 gallons ...

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 ...

Outside composting bins can be lined with clear plastic or composting bags ... Clean paper and cardboard — while technically compostable — should go into recycling bins if they haven’t been ...

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 ...

Paper, softcover books, as well as glass and plastic still go in their usual recycling bins. You can’t compost medical waste, wrappers, hygiene products or most other things that didn’t grow ...

"These are the same supervisors that go out, check segments and see what ... building's compost bin If you don't have a designated compost bin, you can use any bin of that size with a secure ...

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.