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 ...

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

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 ...

Read on to see them all, and while you’re at it, consider a compost bin. Update on January 30, 2025: Updated prices and checked stock for all products. The capacity of a trash can refers to how ...

Under city law, all New Yorkers are already required to separate recyclable materials from the trash ... You can learn more about the composting program on the NYC Department of Sanitation's ...

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 ...

New York City’s futuristic fleet of new litter baskets ... 23,000 metal baskets with the new models. About 5,000 of the “trash cans of tomorrow” are already deployed. Any delay in the ...

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

With the expansion of NYC's curbside composting program ... base and trunk and place them with other metal recycling. Alternatively, you can also recycle your Christmas tree through NYC Parks ...