MANDATORY IN NYC, it read — or else. Or else what? I wondered. Apparently: a $300 fine. It could be less — just $25 to start, ...

Although composting has been mandatory for New York City residential buildings since October, it wasn't until April 1 that ...

Responsibly disposing of our food waste allows the University of Arizona to move toward creating a more sustainable ...

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State officials have reported some progress getting people to divert things out of the waste stream, but CT’s trash problem ...

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Pet waste, including kitty litter, should also continue to go in the traditional trash. While you can use a clear plastic bag in your compost bin, you cannot use a white kitchen garbage bag or a ...

A clearly labeled compost bin of less than 55 gallons must be used. Large outdoor bins can be bought directly ... keep hundreds of millions of pounds of trash out of landfills, officials said.

Composting is the simplest way to turn your trash into treasure. Not only can it help reduce the world’s carbon footprint, ...

Pet waste, dead animals and used cooking oil still go in your regular garbage. Paper, softcover books, as well as glass and plastic still go in their usual recycling bins. You can’t compost ...

She quickly spotted a very solvable problem at the prep cook’s station: a 23-gallon trash can into ... bigger trash bins to collect food scraps. She connected Ms. Hannan to compost haulers ...