New York City's new mandatory composting law could usher in an era when organic waste collection becomes commonplace in U.S. cities, just as its bottle and can recycling program sparked a nationwide ...

New York’s quest to implement the nation’s biggest composting program will take a big, fairly quiet step forward next week, ...

The program, which has already rolled out in Queens, requires residents to separate food scraps and yard waste from their trash. Brooklyn is next. By Hilary Howard Universal curbside composting ...

Brooklynites will be able to put their compost at the curb just like their regular garbage and recycling so DSNY can cart it ...

The city’s pause in collecting food scraps at the onset of the pandemic meant New Yorkers who wanted to compost had to find alternatives. Neighborhood-level services filled the gap and residents ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The city is planning to use a $1.6 million federal grant to jumpstart a widespread ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — In honor of September being “Hunger Action Month,” the Dayton Foodbank hosted a special event on Sept. 21 to show people how to re-purpose their food waste. Composting ...

To diversify its methods of waste collection, Kansas City recently launched a new program for composting as part of the Kansas City Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan. But, in the process of ...

The best gardeners know the simple truth about compost: It’s better than fertilizer when it comes to providing a nutrient-rich growing environment for plants. Composting is easy and inexpensive ...

DENVER — It is a good thing the leaves around Denver have not started changing yet. Once they change colors, they start to fall off the trees, and then, you have to do yard work. As part of a ...